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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
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 Jacquemontia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-04-001:
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Jacquemontia, Smallflower Morning Glory, Hairy Clustervine, Tie Vine
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_jata_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm171123_0148
November Calhoun County AL
Easiest to identify when fruiting - seemingly w a "puff ball" at every node, per www.missouriplants.com.
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JK Marlow jkm181111_5806
November Williamsburg County SC
Spherical capsules are 4-6mm wide and split at maturity to release 4 seeds, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm181111_5807
November Williamsburg County SC
Inflorescence subtended by foliaceous bracts; sepals densely fulvous-hirsute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm181111_5811
November Williamsburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm181111_5812
November Williamsburg County SC
Leaves have prominent indented center and lateral veins, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm181111_5813
November Williamsburg County SC
Flowers [& fruit] in dense clusters, in rounded hairy heads, on long stalks, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-04-001:
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
3099
Herbaceous vine (twining)
Annual
Original distribution unclear, probably not native to the SE US
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon in GA, NC, SC
Look for it in fields, on roadsides, other disturbed areas, 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
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue
5-merous
5 sepals
Shallowly 5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in dense, hairy capitate clusters
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p108
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p215
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p072