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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
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
(?)
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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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
Common (uncommon in NC, rare outside of Coastal Plain)
Habitat: dunes, sandy areas on barrier islands, other sandy habitats, per Weakley's Flora
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)
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