Ipomoea lindheimeri |
Ipomoea carnea |
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blue morningglory, Lindheimer's morning-glory |
gloria de la manana |
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Habit | Perennials. | |
Stems | twining. |
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Leaf | blades broadly ovate to reniform, 50–60 × 50–80 mm overall, usually 3–5(–7)-lobed, lobes ± lanceolate, base cordate, surfaces ± hirsute or sericeous. |
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Peduncles | hairy, hairs retrorse, shaggy. |
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Flowers | sepals lanceolate to lance-ovate, 18–30 × 3–5(–9) mm, herbaceous, base ± dilated, abaxial surface ± hispid; corolla blue to violet, funnelform, 55–90 mm, limb 60–70 mm diam. |
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Ipomoea lindheimeri |
Ipomoea carnea |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Nov. | |
Habitat | Oak woodlands, rocky sites, stream bottoms. | |
Elevation | 200–2300 m. (700–7500 ft.) | |
Distribution |
NM; TX; Mexico
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Mexico; Central America; South America; West Indies [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Asia, Africa] |
Discussion | Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora). Variety carnea occurs in South America. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 14. | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea | Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea |
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Name authority | A. Gray in A. Gray et al.: Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 210. (1878) | Jacquin: Enum. Syst. Pl., 13. (1760) — (as Ipomaea) |
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