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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ipomoea imperati
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Fiddleleaf Morning Glory at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea imperati
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-005:
Ipomoea stolonifera
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fiddleleaf Morning Glory, Beach Morning Glory
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September Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Its fleshy leaves and low-growth form are adaptations to the hostile dunes, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm0309q_24
September Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Most leaf blades lobed at the base, often deeply so, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ipomoea imperati
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea imperati
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-005:
Ipomoea stolonifera
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
756
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: beaches, dune blowouts, fore-dunes, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
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!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p348
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p122
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p084
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p072