Ipomopsis longiflora (Torr.) V.E. Grant
Long-flowered trumpet gilia, flaxflowered gilia, long-flowered gillia, long-flowered skyrocket, white-flower skyrocket, flaxflowered ipomopsis
Long-flowered trumpet gilia appears in near-desert conditions. It is native to the southwestern United States.
Plants: 10–39″ (25–100 cm) tall, sometimes erect, often sprawling and heavily branched. Stems are smooth or with a few hairs. Annual or biennial.
Leaves: Leaves are as thin as threads, barely distinguishable from equally threadlike stems.
Flowers: These might be record-holders for long-necked trumpet-shaped flowers. The tubes are up to 1–1¾″ (3–5 cm) long and about 1/32″ (1 mm) in diameter, looking improbably delicate. At the end, five pale blue-violet or white petals flare out. They are pollinated by moths with, one presumes, extraordinarily long tongues. Flowers appear any time from spring to fall, after rains.
Fruits: Capsules are ¼–½″ (7–15 mm) long.
Habitats: Dry plains and mesas and shrublands, at elevations of 1000–8000′ (304–2438 m)
Online References:
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 7 × 5″ (18 × 12 cm) 
8/26/2014 · Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center, Grants, New Mexico · ≈ 5 × 5″ (13 × 12 cm) 
8/26/2014 · Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center, Grants, New Mexico · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm) 
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm) 
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) 
8/26/2014 · La Ventana Natural Arch, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 7 × 5″ (17 × 12 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Ericales | Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others |
| Family | Polemoniaceae | Phlox, Jabob’s-ladder |
| Genus | Ipomopsis | From the Greek ipo, “to strike,” and opsis, “appearance,” thus of striking appearance |
| Species | longiflora | Refers to the length of the corolla |
Ipomopsis longiflora description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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