Ipomoea cristulata
Ipomoea indica
star-glory, trans-Pecos morning-glory
blue morningglory, oceanblue morning-glory
twining.
usually twining, sometimes trailing.
blades usually (3–)5–7-lobed, middle lobe narrowly ± rhombic, sometimes proximal blades cordate to ovate, not lobed, 15–100 × 10–70 mm, base cordate to ± truncate, basal lobes rounded to pointed, margins ± dentate, surfaces glabrous or abaxial pilose.
blades cordate, rounded-ovate, or 3–5(–7)-lobed, 30–140 × 30–140 mm, base cordate to sagittate, surfaces glabrous or ± pilose.
glabrous.
glabrate or sparsely hairy, hairs antrorse to ± appressed.
diurnal, sepals chartaceous to membranous, outers oblong, 3–3.5 mm, apex obtuse, rounded, or ± truncate, each with ± terminal corniform appendage 3–5 mm, glabrous, inners oblong, 4–5.7 mm, apex obtuse to truncate, each with ± terminal corniform appendage 2.5–3.5 mm;
corolla red or red-orange, salverform, 18–26 mm, limb 10–15 mm diam. 2n = 30.
sepals lance-ovate, 14–21 mm, herbaceous, apex ± acuminate, surfaces glabrous or abaxial sparsely hairy, hairs appressed;
corolla usually blue to purple, rarely white, throat and tube white, funnelform, 50–70 mm.
= 30.
Ipomoea cristulata
Ipomoea indica
Reports of Ipomoea cristulata from Iowa and Kansas may be based on cultivated plants; the report for Minnesota probably resulted from typographic error: MN for NM; the report for South Carolina was based on a specimen of I. coccinea.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
In the flora area, Ipomoea indica rarely produces seeds and rarely survives winters. It is probably native in southern Florida.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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