Ipomoea sagittata |
Ipomoea barbatisepala |
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saltmarsh morning-glory |
canyon morning-glory |
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Habit | Perennials. | Annuals. |
Stems | twining. |
twining. |
Leaf | blades ± triangular, 40–100 × 20–60 mm overall, base hastate to sagittate, basal lobes lanceolate, linear, or narrowly triangular, 15–60(–100) × 3–8(–15) mm, surfaces glabrous. |
blades orbiculate-ovate, 30–80 × 15–85 mm overall, base cordate, palmatisect, incised nearly to petiole tip, lobes (3–)5–7, ± lanceolate or rhombic, surfaces glabrous, sometimes gland-dotted. |
Peduncles | glabrous. |
glabrous. |
Flowers | sepals elliptic, oblong, or ovate, 8–9 mm, coriaceous, apex obtuse to rounded, mucronate, surfaces glabrous; corolla lavender, purple, or red-purple, funnelform, 60–90 mm, limb 60–80 mm diam. |
sepals ± lance-linear, 10–12 × 1–2 mm, herbaceous, proximally slightly dilated relative to narrowed distal portion, abaxial surface hispid-pilose; corolla blue, red-purple, or white, funnelform, 16–20(–25) mm, limb 18–20 mm diam. |
Ipomoea sagittata |
Ipomoea barbatisepala |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Oct. | Flowering Jul–Dec. |
Habitat | Beaches, brackish or freshwater marshes, swamps. | Chaparral, desert scrub. |
Elevation | 0–400 m. (0–1300 ft.) | 800–2500 m. (2600–8200 ft.) |
Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; Mexico; West Indies [Introduced in Eurasia, nw Africa]
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AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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Source | FNA vol. 14. | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea | Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Poiret: Voy. Barbarie 2: 122. (1789) — (as Ipomea) | A. Gray in A. Gray et al.: Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 212. (1878) |
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