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bayhops, beach morning glory, goat's foot

common morning-glory, tall morning-glory

Habit Annuals.
Stems

twining.

Leaf

blades cordate, ovate, or 3(–5)-lobed, not palmatisect, 10–110(–180) × 10–120(–160) mm, base cordate, surfaces ± hairy, hairs ± antrorse.

Peduncles

hairy, hairs retrorse.

Flowers

sepals elliptic, lance-oblong, or oblong, 8–15 × (1.5–)2.5–4.5 mm, herbaceous, base ± hairy, hairs dark at base, narrowed distal portion shorter to slightly longer than dilated base, apex acute to abruptly acuminate;

corolla blue (purple, red, or white in cultivars), tube white inside, funnelform, (25–)40–60 mm, limb 24–48(–70) mm diam. 2n = 30.

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Ipomoea purpurea

Phenology Flowering Jul–Nov.
Habitat Abandoned plantings, canyons, disturbed sites, fields, stream banks.
Elevation 100–2300 m. (300–7500 ft.)
Distribution
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tropical regions; original distribution unknown; now world-wide in subtropical and tropical climates
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AL; AR; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WV; ON; QC; Mexico [Introduced in North America; introduced also in West Indies, Central America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia]
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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.)

In the flora area, Ipomoea purpurea may be native in southeastern United States and introduced elsewhere. Populations in California, Oregon, and Washington may not be truly naturalized.

(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. 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. 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. 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
Subordinate taxa
I. pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis
Synonyms Convolvulus pes-caprae Convolvulus purpureus, I. purpurea var. diversifolia, Pharbitis purpurea
Name authority (Linnaeus) R. Brown: Observ. Congo, 58. (1818) (Linnaeus) Roth: Bot. Abh. Beobacht., 27. (1787)
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