*Ipomoea triloba Linnaeus. Common name: Little-bell. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Hammocks, sand dunes, disturbed areas. Distribution: Apparently native of tropical America. West Indies; New World and Old World tropics.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl6, FNA14, K4, Meso4.2, S, WH3, WI, Wood et al (2020b); = n/a — C, Il, RAB; > Ipomoea trifida (Kunth) G.Don — S, misidentification. Basionym: Ipomoea triloba L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Ipomoea triloba - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
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