Ipomopsis tenuituba

Narrow tube ipomopsis

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Narrow tube ipomopsis is a California native perennial found in southern California Ranges, Sierra Nevada, Modoc Plateau, and northern Sierra Nevada Eastern areas on gravelly to rocky slopes at elevations of 2,400 to 3,050 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces white to pink or lavender flowers with subtle speckles at the base, arranged in clusters of 3 to 7 blooms with a distinctive tubular corolla 25 to 45 millimeters long. Growing with erect stems that are glabrous or glandular and slightly hairy, it develops up to 45 centimeters tall. Its basal leaves are pinnately divided into 9 to 17 narrow lobes, typically withering by flowering time, with cauline leaves generally puberulent. The delicate white to yellow pollen and radial flower structure make this alpine wildflower a unique botanical specimen.

Habitat: Gravelly to rocky slopes

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 2400-3050 m

Bioregions: s CaRH, SNH, MP, n SNE

California counties: Tuolumne, Inyo, Mono, Fresno, Modoc, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Lassen, Plumas, Alpine

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.