Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant
scarlet gilia
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
scarlet gilia
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Ipomopsis aggregata var. aggregata
Species Information
General:
Biennial or short-lived perennial herb from a taproot, usually dying after flowering once, reportedly skunky-smelling; stems 1 to several, erect, stalked-glandular upwards or glands replaced by long, spreading, crinkly, white hairs, 20-100 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basil leaves in a rosette, 3-8 cm long, pinnately cleft into 9 to 11 narrow segments, withering by flowering time; stem leaves well developed, reduced upwards, 5- to 7-pinnately cleft, hairless to minutely hairy.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a loose, elongated, 1-sided terminal, panicle-like cluster of several short-stalked, bracted flowers; corollas bright red to orange, 15-35 mm long, the slender tube often yellow-mottled in the throat, abruptly spreading to 5 pointy-tipped lobes 6-13 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules, 3-chambered, 4-8 mm long; seeds 1 to several per chamber, 2.5-4 mm long, becoming sticky when moistened.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Ipomopsis aggregata
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
730 | 335 | 1565 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
36 | 0 | 72 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
188 | 10 | 315 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
67 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
PP | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(13), IDF(26), MS(1), PP(26) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry to mesic, often gravelly or rocky slopes, grassy bluffs, meadows and forest openings in the steppe and montane zones; locally common in SC BC; S to MT, CA and MXSynonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Gilia aggregata