Jacquemontia tamnifolia (Linnaeus) Grisebach. Common name: Common Jacquemontia. Phenology: Aug-Sep. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Se. VA south to FL, west to AR and TX; also widespread in West Indies, Central America, and South America, its original range difficult to determine, probably adventive in much of our region. Fox, Godfrey, & Blomquist (1952) reported the first collections of the species in NC, in 1938 and 1950, from obviously disturbed situations.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl6, FNA14, G, GW2, Il, K4, Meso4.2, NcTx, RAB, Tn, Tx, WH3, WI, Wilson (1960b); = Thyella tamnifolia (L.) Raf. — S; Ipomoea tamnifolia Linnaeus. Basionym: Ipomoea tamnifolia L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Jacquemontia tamnifolia - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: UPL
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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