Slendertube Skyrocket
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Observed along the road to Cape Royal, Grand Canyon National Park, North Rim, Arizona, USA. July 2012. Both photos by Allan Ostling.
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FLOWERS: Striking pink flowers with indeed a
very long slender tube. Blooming in summer and grouped in clusters on one side
of a tall stalk. Five stamens and three stigmas.
LEAVES: Leaves clustered at base of plant and fewer above. They are
dissected into narrow lobes.
PERENNIAL: Above ground portion is herbaceous and regrows for several
years from a root stock.
RANGE: Spotty distribution in the higher elevations of ponderosa
woodlands and more likely in meadows and slopes among fir/spruce woodlands.
Less frequent than scarlet skyrocket
FRUIT: Dry, capsules with several seeds in each chamber.
UNARMED. Thornless.
Polemoniaceae -- Phlox Family
More Information:
- Southwest Environemtnal Information Network
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- USDA Plant Profile
- ITIS Taxonomic Report
- Google Images
- Google Scholar Literature Search