Ipomoea cardiophylla |
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heart-leaf morning glory |
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Habit | Annuals. |
Stems | twining. |
Leaf | blades cordate, 20–60 × 14–38 mm, base cordate, surfaces glabrous. |
Peduncles | glabrous. |
Flowers | sepals triangular, 6 × 3–4 mm, chartaceous to coriaceous, apex acute; corolla blue (drying pink or purple), funnelform, 26–27 mm, limb 30–35 mm diam. |
Ipomoea cardiophylla |
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Phenology | Flowering Aug–Oct. |
Habitat | Desert scrub. |
Elevation | 700–1700 m. (2300–5600 ft.) |
Distribution |
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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Discussion | The name Ipomoea aristolochiifolia G. Don has been misapplied to plants of I. cardiophylla. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | A. Gray in A. Gray et al.: Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 213. (1878) |
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