FNA: Ipomoea capillacea vs. Ipomoea setosa

	Ipomoea capillacea	Ipomoea setosa
	purple morning-glory	Brazilian morning-glory
Habit	Perennials.	Perennials.
Stems	usually ascending to erect, sometimes trailing.	twining, ± setose.
Leaf	blades palmatisect, lobes 5–9, filiform to linear, (3–)5–15(–25) × 0.2–1 mm.	blades orbiculate or broadly ovate, usually 3–7-lobed, 100–200 × 100–200 mm overall, base cordate, lobes lanceolate to ovate, surfaces glabrous.
Peduncles	glabrous.	setose.
Flowers	sepals elliptic, oblong, or ovate, 5–6 × 2–3 mm, chartaceous or coriaceous, abaxial surface muricate or smooth; corolla lavender to red-purple, funnelform, 30–40 mm, limb 20–25 mm diam.	nocturnal; sepals oblong, 10–14 mm, coriaceous, apex obtuse, abaxial surface setose; corolla lavender or pink, salverform, 60–90 mm, limb sometimes ± campanulate or rotate, 80–100 mm diam.

	Ipomoea capillacea	Ipomoea setosa
Phenology	Flowering Jul–Sep.	Flowering Nov–Jan.
Habitat	Oak woodlands, plains, ponderosa pine zones.	Abandoned plantings, disturbed sites.
Elevation	1500–2500 m. (4900–8200 ft.)	0–400 m. (0–1300 ft.)
Distribution	AZ; NM; TX; Mexico; Central America; South America [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	FL; MS; TX; Mexico; Central America; South America [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Asia] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	The report of Ipomoea capillacea from Alabama (J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham 1999) was probably based on a specimen of I. muricata. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)	The report of Ipomoea setosa from Mississippi has not been verified. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source	FNA vol. 14.	FNA vol. 14.
Parent taxa	Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea	Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea
Sibling taxa	I. alba, I. amnicola, I. aquatica, I. asarifolia, I. barbatisepala, I. batatas, I. cairica, I. cardiophylla, I. carnea, I. coccinea, I. cordatotriloba, I. costellata, I. cristulata, I. dumetorum, I. hederacea, I. hederifolia, I. imperati, I. indica, I. lacunosa, I. leptophylla, I. lindheimeri, I. longifolia, I. macrorhiza, I. microdactyla, I. muricata, I. nil, I. pandurata, I. pes-caprae, I. plummerae, I. pubescens, I. purpurea, I. quamoclit, I. rupicola, I. sagittata, I. setosa, I. shumardiana, I. sloteri, I. tenuiloba, I. tenuissima, I. ternifolia, I. thurberi, I. tricolor, I. triloba, I. violacea, I. wrightii, I. ×leucantha	I. alba, I. amnicola, I. aquatica, I. asarifolia, I. barbatisepala, I. batatas, I. cairica, I. capillacea, I. cardiophylla, I. carnea, I. coccinea, I. cordatotriloba, I. costellata, I. cristulata, I. dumetorum, I. hederacea, I. hederifolia, I. imperati, I. indica, I. lacunosa, I. leptophylla, I. lindheimeri, I. longifolia, I. macrorhiza, I. microdactyla, I. muricata, I. nil, I. pandurata, I. pes-caprae, I. plummerae, I. pubescens, I. purpurea, I. quamoclit, I. rupicola, I. sagittata, I. shumardiana, I. sloteri, I. tenuiloba, I. tenuissima, I. ternifolia, I. thurberi, I. tricolor, I. triloba, I. violacea, I. wrightii, I. ×leucantha
Synonyms	Convolvulus capillaceus, 3(qto.): 97.	I. melanotricha
Name authority	(Kunth) G. Don: Gen. Hist. 4: 267. (1837)	Ker Gawler: Bot. Reg. 4: plate 335. (1818)
Web links	WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Ipomoea capillacea

Ipomoea setosa

purple morning-glory

Brazilian morning-glory

Habit

Perennials.

Stems

usually ascending to erect, sometimes trailing.

twining, ± setose.

Leaf

blades palmatisect, lobes 5–9, filiform to linear, (3–)5–15(–25) × 0.2–1 mm.

blades orbiculate or broadly ovate, usually 3–7-lobed, 100–200 × 100–200 mm overall, base cordate, lobes lanceolate to ovate, surfaces glabrous.

Peduncles

glabrous.

setose.

Flowers

sepals elliptic, oblong, or ovate, 5–6 × 2–3 mm, chartaceous or coriaceous, abaxial surface muricate or smooth;

corolla lavender to red-purple, funnelform, 30–40 mm, limb 20–25 mm diam.

nocturnal;

sepals oblong, 10–14 mm, coriaceous, apex obtuse, abaxial surface setose;

corolla lavender or pink, salverform, 60–90 mm, limb sometimes ± campanulate or rotate, 80–100 mm diam.

Ipomoea capillacea

Ipomoea setosa

Phenology

Flowering Jul–Sep.

Flowering Nov–Jan.

Habitat

Oak woodlands, plains, ponderosa pine zones.

Abandoned plantings, disturbed sites.

Elevation

1500–2500 m. (4900–8200 ft.)

0–400 m. (0–1300 ft.)

Distribution

AZ; NM; TX; Mexico; Central America; South America

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

FL; MS; TX; Mexico; Central America; South America [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Asia]

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

The report of Ipomoea capillacea from Alabama (J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham 1999) was probably based on a specimen of I. muricata.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

The report of Ipomoea setosa from Mississippi has not been verified.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source

FNA vol. 14.

Parent taxa

Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Sibling taxa

I. alba, I. amnicola, I. aquatica, I. asarifolia, I. barbatisepala, I. batatas, I. cairica, I. cardiophylla, I. carnea, I. coccinea, I. cordatotriloba, I. costellata, I. cristulata, I. dumetorum, I. hederacea, I. hederifolia, I. imperati, I. indica, I. lacunosa, I. leptophylla, I. lindheimeri, I. longifolia, I. macrorhiza, I. microdactyla, I. muricata, I. nil, I. pandurata, I. pes-caprae, I. plummerae, I. pubescens, I. purpurea, I. quamoclit, I. rupicola, I. sagittata, I. setosa, I. shumardiana, I. sloteri, I. tenuiloba, I. tenuissima, I. ternifolia, I. thurberi, I. tricolor, I. triloba, I. violacea, I. wrightii, I. ×leucantha

I. alba, I. amnicola, I. aquatica, I. asarifolia, I. barbatisepala, I. batatas, I. cairica, I. capillacea, I. cardiophylla, I. carnea, I. coccinea, I. cordatotriloba, I. costellata, I. cristulata, I. dumetorum, I. hederacea, I. hederifolia, I. imperati, I. indica, I. lacunosa, I. leptophylla, I. lindheimeri, I. longifolia, I. macrorhiza, I. microdactyla, I. muricata, I. nil, I. pandurata, I. pes-caprae, I. plummerae, I. pubescens, I. purpurea, I. quamoclit, I. rupicola, I. sagittata, I. shumardiana, I. sloteri, I. tenuiloba, I. tenuissima, I. ternifolia, I. thurberi, I. tricolor, I. triloba, I. violacea, I. wrightii, I. ×leucantha

Synonyms

Convolvulus capillaceus, 3(qto.): 97.

I. melanotricha

Name authority

(Kunth) G. Don: Gen. Hist. 4: 267. (1837)

Ker Gawler: Bot. Reg. 4: plate 335. (1818)

Web links

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