Scientific or common name:

Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. congesta

---

POLEMONIACEAE - Phlox family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

---

Taxon Page:

Name: Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. congesta
Rank: subspecies

Images of Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta

---

Common names

U.S. name: Ballhead ipomopsis

---

Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Gilia burleyana A. Nelson
= Gilia congesta Hook.
= Gilia congesta Hook. var. burleyana (A. Nelson) Constance & Rollins

---

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Ipomopsis
Species:

1) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant 2) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. aggregata 3) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. arizonica (Greene) V.E. Grant & A.D. Grant 4) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. attenuata (A. Gray) V.E. Grant & A.D. Grant 5) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. bridgesii (A. Gray) V.E. Grant & A.D. Grant 6) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. candida (Rydb.) V.E. Grant & A.D. Grant 7) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. collina (Greene) Wilken & Allred 8) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. formosissima (Greene) Wherry 9) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. texana (Greene) W.C. Martin & C.R. Hutchins 10) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. weberi V.E. Grant & Wilken 11) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant var. attenuata (A. Gray) Dorn 12) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant var. macrosiphon (Kearney & Peebles) Dorn 13) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant var. tenuituba (Rydb.) Dorn 14) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant var. tenuituba (Rydb.) Dorn 15) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant var. texana (Greene) Shinners 16) Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant var. weberi (V.E. Grant & Wilken) Dorn 17) Ipomopsis arizonica (Greene) Wherry 18) Ipomopsis arizonica (Greene) Wherry ssp. texana (Greene) Wherry 19) Ipomopsis bridgesii (A. Gray) Wherry 20) Ipomopsis campylantha (Woot. & Standl.) W.C. Martin & C.R. Hutchins 21) Ipomopsis candida (Rydb.) W.A. Weber 22) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant 23) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. congesta 24) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. crebrifolia (Nutt.) Day 25) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. frutescens (Rydb.) Day 26) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. montana (A. Nelson & Kennedy) V.E. Grant 27) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. nevadensis (Tidestr.) Kartesz & Gandhi 28) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. palmifrons (Brand) Day 29) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. pseudotypica (Constance & Rollins) Day 30) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. viridis (Cronquist) Day 31) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant var. nevadensis (Tidestr.) Tiehm 32) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant var. pseudotypica (Constance & Rollins) Dorn 33) Ipomopsis crebrifolia (Nutt.) Dorn 34) Ipomopsis depressa (M.E. Jones ex A. Gray) V.E. Grant 35) Ipomopsis effusa (A. Gray) Moran 36) Ipomopsis frutescens (Rydb.) V.E. Grant 37) Ipomopsis globularis (Brand) W.A. Weber 38) Ipomopsis gunnisonii (Torr. & A. Gray) V.E. Grant 39) Ipomopsis havardii (A. Gray) V.E. Grant 40) Ipomopsis laxiflora (J.M. Coult.) V.E. Grant 41) Ipomopsis longiflora (Torr.) V.E. Grant 42) Ipomopsis longiflora (Torr.) V.E. Grant ssp. australis Fletcher & W.L. Wagner 43) Ipomopsis longiflora (Torr.) V.E. Grant ssp. longiflora 44) Ipomopsis longiflora (Torr.) V.E. Grant ssp. neomexicana Wilken 45) Ipomopsis macombii (Torr. ex A. Gray) V.E. Grant 46) Ipomopsis macrosiphon (Kearney & Peebles) V.E. Grant & Wilken 47) Ipomopsis minutiflora (Benth.) V.E. Grant 48) Ipomopsis multiflora (Nutt.) V.E. Grant 49) Ipomopsis pinnata (Cav.) V.E. Grant 50) Ipomopsis polyantha (Rydb.) V.E. Grant 51) Ipomopsis polycladon (Torr.) V.E. Grant 52) Ipomopsis pumila (Nutt.) V.E. Grant 53) Ipomopsis roseata (Rydb.) V.E. Grant 54) Ipomopsis rubra (L.) Wherry 55) Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus Wilken & Fletcher 56) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant 57) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant ssp. capitata (A. Gray) V.E. Grant 58) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant ssp. orchidacea (Brand) Wilken & R.L. Hartm. 59) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant ssp. orchidacea (Brand) Wilken & R.L. Hartm. var. cephaloidea (Rydb.) Wilken &a 60) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant ssp. orchidacea (Brand) Wilken & R.L. Hartm. var. orchidacea (Brand) Dorn 61) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant ssp. robruthii Wilken & R.L. Hartm. 62) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant ssp. robruthiorum Wilken & R.L. Hartm., orth. var. 63) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant ssp. spicata 64) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant ssp. tridactyla (Rydb.) Wilken & R.L. Hartm. 65) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant var. robruthii (Wilken & R.L. Hartm.) Dorn 66) Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant var. robruthiorum (Wilken & R.L. Hartm.) Dorn, orth. var. 67) Ipomopsis stenothyrsa (A. Gray) W.A. Weber 68) Ipomopsis tenuifolia (A. Gray) V.E. Grant 69) Ipomopsis tenuituba (Rydb.) V.E. Grant 70) Ipomopsis tenuituba (Rydb.) V.E. Grant ssp. latiloba V.E. Grant & Wilken 71) Ipomopsis tenuituba (Rydb.) V.E. Grant ssp. macrosiphon (Kearney & Peebles) V.E. Grant & Wilken 72) Ipomopsis tenuituba (Rydb.) V.E. Grant ssp. tenuituba 73) Ipomopsis thurberi (Torr. ex A. Gray) V.E. Grant 74) Ipomopsis wrightii (A. Gray) Gould ex Shinners

---

Page counter: 164 ( AVG: 223.36 / 292.911 )

---

Search for more information on the Web

---

Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)


Map for Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. congesta
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

---

Kingdoms
(Select a kingdom and click on Ok)

1) Fungi 2) Plantae

---

Divisions
(Select a division and click on Ok)

1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

---

Classes
(Select a class and click on Ok)

1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

---

Families
(Select a family and click on Ok)

1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

---

Genera (Polemoniaceae)
(Select a genus and click on Ok)

1) Aliciella 2) Allophyllum (false gilyflower) 3) Callisteris (ipomopsis) 4) Cantua 5) Collomia (trumpet) 6) Eriastrum (woollystar) 7) Gilia 8) Giliastrum 9) Gymnosteris 10) Hugelia (woollystar) 11) Ipomopsis 12) Langloisia 13) Lathrocasis 14) Leptodactylon (pricklyphlox) 15) Leptosiphon 16) Linanthastrum 17) Linanthus 18) Loeselia (false calico) 19) Loeseliastrum (calico) 20) Microsteris 21) Navarretia (pincushionplant) 22) Phlox 23) Polemoniella 24) Polemonium 25) Saltugilia 26) Siphonella

---

Common names (Ipomopsis)
(Select a common name and click on Ok)

1) (no name) 2) Arizona ipomopsis (Ipomopsis arizonica) 3) Baja California ipomopsis (Ipomopsis effusa) 4) Ballhead ipomopsis (Ipomopsis congesta) 5) Depressed ipomopsis (Ipomopsis depressa) 6) Dwarf ipomopsis (Ipomopsis pumila) 7) El Paso skyrocket (Ipomopsis thurberi) 8) Flaxflowered ipomopsis (Ipomopsis longiflora) 9) Havard's ipomopsis (Ipomopsis havardii) 10) Holy Ghost ipomopsis (Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus) 11) Hoosier Pass ipomopsis (Ipomopsis globularis) 12) Iron ipomopsis (Ipomopsis laxiflora) 13) Leafy skyrocket (Ipomopsis wrightii) 14) Littleflower ipomopsis (Ipomopsis minutiflora) 15) Longtube ipomopsis (Ipomopsis macrosiphon) 16) Macomb's ipomopsis (Ipomopsis macombii) 17) Manybranched ipomopsis (Ipomopsis polycladon) 18) Manyflowered ipomopsis (Ipomopsis multiflora) 19) Orchid ipomopsis (Ipomopsis spicata ssp. orchidacea) 20) Pagosa ipomopsis (Ipomopsis polyantha) 21) Rosy ipomopsis (Ipomopsis roseata) 22) San Luis Mountain ipomopsis (Ipomopsis pinnata) 23) Sanddune ipomopsis (Ipomopsis gunnisonii) 24) Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) 25) Slenderleaf skyrocket (Ipomopsis tenuifolia) 26) Slendertube skyrocket (Ipomopsis tenuituba) 27) Spiked ipomopsis (Ipomopsis spicata) 28) Standing-cypress (Ipomopsis rubra) 29) Uinta Basin gilia (Ipomopsis stenothyrsa) 30) Whiteflower ipomopsis (Ipomopsis longiflora ssp. australis)

---

More species:
1) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant var. nevadensis (Tidestr.) Tiehm [125]
2) Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant var. pseudotypica (Constance & Rollins) Dorn [89]
3) Ipomopsis crebrifolia (Nutt.) Dorn [134]
4) Ipomopsis stenothyrsa (A. Gray) W.A. Weber [210]
5) Ipomopsis tenuituba (Rydb.) V.E. Grant ssp. macrosiphon (Kearney & Peebles) V.E. Grant & Wilken [132]
6) Iresine celosioides L. [98]
7) Iresine herbstii Hook. [1589]
8) Iris alabamensis Small [128]
9) Iris aphylla L. [488]
10) Iris carolina Radius [96]

3-May-2024 - Week-18

---