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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
Go to FSUS key
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
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-007:
Ipomoea trichocarpa FAMILY Convolvulaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea trichocarpa
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea trifida
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 (Nelson, 2006).
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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 (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-007:
Ipomoea trichocarpa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea trichocarpa
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea trifida
3097
Herbaceous vine (twining)
Perennial? Annual?
Habitat: dunes, sandy areas on barrier islands, other sandy habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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)
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
Shallowly 5-lobed (or merely wavy-edged) campanulate corolla
5 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p080
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p106
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p215
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p073
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p160
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