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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea imperati
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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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
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea stolonifera
COMMON NAME:
Fiddleleaf Morning Glory, Beach Morning Glory
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Alan S. Weakley asw_10231861435134855
July Georgetown County? SC
Corolla white, campanulate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0309q_24
September Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm231104_6601
November Georgetown County SC
Most leaf blades lobed at the base, often deeply so, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm231104_6602
November Georgetown County SC
Its fleshy leaves and low-growth form are adaptations to the hostile dunes, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm231104_6604
November Georgetown County SC
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JK Marlow jkm231104_6606
November Georgetown County SC
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JK Marlow jkm231104_6607
November Georgetown County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea stolonifera
756
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Habitat: beaches, dune blowouts, fore-dunes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA (rare in Carolinas)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
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!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p348
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p497
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p122
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p084
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p072
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p160
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