Ipomoea pes-caprae |
Ipomoea leptophylla |
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bayhops, beach morning glory, goat's foot |
bush morning-glory |
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Habit | Perennials, taproot relatively large. | |
Stems | usually erect, sometimes ± trailing. |
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Leaf | blades lance-linear to linear, 30–80(–150) × 2–8(–10) mm, base ± cuneate, surfaces glabrous. |
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Peduncles | glabrous. |
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Flowers | sepals elliptic, orbiculate, or ovate, 5–10 mm, chartaceous or coriaceous, apex obtuse; corolla lavender-pink to purple-red, throat darker, funnelform, 50–90 mm. |
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2n | = 30. |
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Ipomoea pes-caprae |
Ipomoea leptophylla |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Sep. | |
Habitat | Plains, prairies, sandy sites. | |
Elevation | 0–2200 m. (0–7200 ft.) | |
Distribution |
tropical regions; original distribution unknown; now world-wide in subtropical and tropical climates
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CO; KS; MT; NE; NM; OK; SD; TX; WY
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Discussion | Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora). Subspecies pes-caprae in known from coastal and island shores around and in the Indian Ocean. (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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Synonyms | Convolvulus pes-caprae | |
Name authority | (Linnaeus) R. Brown: Observ. Congo, 58. (1818) | Torrey in J. C. Frémont: Rep. Exped. Rocky Mts., 94. (1843) |
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