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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Ipomoea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
(?)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-007:
Ipomoea trichocarpa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea trichocarpa
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Morning Glory, Tie-vine, Cotton Morning Glory
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_iptr_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_i_cordatotrilo_4
July
Flowers typically have a somewhat darkened center, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Keith Bradley kab_i_cordatotriloba_3994
August Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_i_cordatotriloba_3995
August Miami-Dade County FL
"Corda" refers to heartshaped lf bases; "triloba" to mostly 3-lobed blades, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
(?)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-007:
Ipomoea trichocarpa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea trichocarpa
3097
Herbaceous vine
Annual?
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (uncommon in NC, rare outside of Coastal Plain)
Look for it on dunes, in sandy areas on barrier islands, other sandy habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink/ Purplish
(rarely white)
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
Shallowly 5-lobed (or merely wavy-edged) campanulate corolla
5 included stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p080
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p106
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p215
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p073