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Standing Cypress

Ipomopsis rubra

Photo by joanbstanley
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31.1144, -97.4678

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Description:

The stiff, unbranched, 2-4 ft. stem of this sparsely leaved biennial can reach 6 ft. Showy, red, tubular flowers, widely flaring at the rim, are marked with orange or yellowish spots inside. Flowers are arranged in a thick spike, opening from the tip of the stem downward.

Habitat:

This little stand of plants was growing on the spillway in very little soil on limestone.

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PublishedJuly 25, 2014

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