Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V. E. Grant ssp. congesta

Ball headed gilia, Ballhead ipomopsis

2018 Matt Berger

2024 Mike Russler

Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~44 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Ipomopsis congesta
Genus:	Ipomopsis
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Gilia burleyana
PLANTS	Gilia congesta var. burleyana
PLANTS	Gilia congesta

Information about Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (IPCOC3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/20/2025).