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Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth. Common name: Common Morning-glory. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl6, FNA14, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Meso4.2, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WI, WV, Austin & Huáman (1996), Austin (1984), Austin (1986), Wood et al (2020b); = Pharbitis purpurea (L.) Voigt — S; > Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth var. purpurea — Tx; Convolvulus purpureus Linnaeus. Basionym: Convolvulus purpureus L. 1762

Links to other floras: = Ipomoea purpurea - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Herbaceous annual vine of fields, roadsides, sand bars and other open, weedy areas. Native of tropical America.

Stems: Stems twining or trailing, light brown to green, nearly smooth to hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, broadly heart-shaped, to 4 in. long and almost as broad, mostly smooth.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in axillary clusters of 1-5, blue or purple to pink or white (sometimes variegated), 1 1/2-2 1/2 in. wide, consisting of a tubular-funnel-shaped corolla and a much shorter calyx of hairy, lance-shaped sepals.

Fruits: Fruit a round capsule.

Comments: Each flower blooms once, in the morning, and lasts a single day.

Height: to 10 ft. (long)

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description: Herbaceous annual vine of fields, roadsides, sand bars and other open, weedy areas. Native of tropical America.

stems: Stems twining or trailing, light brown to green, nearly smooth to hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, broadly heart-shaped, to 4 in. long and almost as broad, mostly smooth.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in axillary clusters of 1-5, blue or purple to pink or white (sometimes variegated), 1 1/2-2 1/2 in. wide, consisting of a tubular-funnel-shaped corolla and a much shorter calyx of hairy, lance-shaped sepals.

fruits: Fruit a round capsule.

comments: Each flower blooms once, in the morning, and lasts a single day.

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