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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea macrorhiza
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Read more about Indian Midden Morning Glory at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea macrorhiza
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-010:
Ipomoea macrorhiza FAMILY Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea macrorhiza
COMMON NAME:
Indian Midden Morning Glory, Largeroot Morning Glory, Manroot, Pink Moonvine
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmimacorhiza_seed1
February
Seeds villous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_I_macrorhiza3960
August Bryan County GA
Leaves pubescent, crinkled; older leaves often 3-lobed, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_I_macrorhiza3960b
August Bryan County GA
Corolla white to pale pink or bluish, throat purplish within, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_I_macrorhiza3964
August Bryan County GA
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Bobby Hattaway rah_I_macrorhiza3964b
August Bryan County GA
Calyx hairy, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmipomoea_macrorhiza
Month Unknown
Native Americans cultivated the plant for its huge starchy tubers, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea macrorhiza
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea macrorhiza
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-010:
Ipomoea macrorhiza
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea macrorhiza
2327
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Habitat: hammocks, shell middens, dunes, dry sands, disturbed maritime areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap (?)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
White to pale pink
or bluish
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
Shallowly 5-lobed (or merely wavy-edged) salverform corolla
5 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p362
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p514
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p073
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p207
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