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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea triloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea triloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ipomoea triloba
SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Ipomoea triloba
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea triloba
COMMON NAME:
Little-bell
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea triloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea triloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ipomoea triloba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Ipomoea triloba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea triloba
4144
Herbaceous vine (twining)
Perennial
Habitat: hammocks, sand dunes, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: tropical America, apparently
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 is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Southeast
- SC List of Regulated Pest Plant Species, 2017
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 persistent unequal sepals
5-lobed campanulate corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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