*Ipomoea multifida (Rafinesque) Shinners. Cardinal Climber. Phen: Jun-Dec. Hab: Cultivated and escaping or persistent locally near plantings. Dist: Horticulturally-derived hybrid of a tropical American (I. quamoclit) and Southeastern US (I. coccinea) parents.

Origin/Endemic status: Garden origin

Taxonomy Comments: Horticulturally-derived hybrid of a tropical American (I. quamoclit) and Southeastern US (I. coccinea) parents. Austin (2023m) made a distinction between diploid Ipomoea ×multifida and the tetraploid derived from it, Ipomoea sloteri. WE combine the two under the older name.

Synonymy: = Ipomoea ×multifida (Raf.) Shinners – K1, K3, K4, Mi; = Ipomoea sloteri House – FNA14; = n/a – C, Pa, RAB

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