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Article: Holy Ghost Ipomopsis (Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus).(Region 2)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Update
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
- Author:
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The final recovery plan for the Holy Ghost ipomopsis, an endangered plant known from only one site in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of north-central New Mexico, became available to the public on February 4, 2003. This plant is a short-lived herbaceous perennial plant in the family Polemoniaceae. It grows to about 2 feet (0.6 meter) in height and has beautiful, showy pink flowers. A single population of an estimated 2,500 plants survives on about 200 acres (80 hectares) along a U.S. Forest Service road. Impacts from road maintenance, recreation, and catastrophic forest fire are immediate concerns for the small population. Much of the ipomopsis's remaining suitable habitat ...
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