Ipomoea sagittata Poiret. Saltmarsh Morning-glory. Phen: Apr-Oct. Hab: Edges of brackish marshes, moist thickets on barrier islands, hammocks. Dist: E. NC south to s. FL, west to TX; eastern Mexico and Central America; West Indies. Also present in the Old World, around the Mediterranean and in n. Africa (the type is from Africa); this distribution is likely from early anthropogenic dispersal from the West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Bah, Fl6, FNA14, GW2, K1, K3, K4, Mex, RAB, S, Tx, WH3, WI, Austin & Huáman (1996), Austin (1984), Wood et al (2020b)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
Heliophily: 9
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