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Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea

not marked as a favorite taxon Ipomoea coccinea Linnaeus. Common name: Scarlet Creeper, Red Morning-glory. Phenology: Aug-Dec. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, thickets, streambanks. Distribution: Unquestionably native of the se. United States, though the details of the pre-Columbian distribution are uncertain. Wood et al. (2020b) stated "endemic to southeastern USA, where it grows on waste ground, roadsides, stream sides and in ditches, apparently with a preference for seasonally moist habitats."

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA14, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WV, Austin & Huáman (1996), Austin (1984), Wood et al (2020b); = Quamoclit coccinea (L.) Moench — G, S; < Ipomoea hederifolia L. — WI. Basionym: Ipomoea coccinea L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Ipomoea coccinea - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Herbaceous annual vine of fields, roadsides, thickets and stream banks.

Stems: Stems twining and smooth.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, heart-shaped or rarely lobed, to 4 in. long, with lower margins often weakly toothed, smooth.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in axillary clusters, scarlet, often with a yellow throat, to 1 in. long and 1 1/2 in. wide, narrowly funnel-shaped with a long tube and flaring opening, with 5 protruding stamens.

Fruits: Fruit a nearly round capsule.

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Height: to 10 ft. (long)

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description: Herbaceous annual vine of fields, roadsides, thickets and stream banks.

stems: Stems twining and smooth.

leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, heart-shaped or rarely lobed, to 4 in. long, with lower margins often weakly toothed, smooth.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in axillary clusters, scarlet, often with a yellow throat, to 1 in. long and 1 1/2 in. wide, narrowly funnel-shaped with a long tube and flaring opening, with 5 protruding stamens.

fruits: Fruit a nearly round capsule.

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