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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea triloba
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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This morning-glory has small flowers, the corollas only 3/5-1-inch long. Flowers are lavender-pink with a dark red center. The leaves are variable in shape; some are three-lobed, whereas others are cordate with no evidence of side lobes. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
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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The leaves are variable in shape; some are three-lobed, whereas....
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November Williamsburg County SC
...others are cordate with no evidence of side lobes, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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November Williamsburg County SC
Vines are highly twining so appear much shorter than they are, per New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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November Williamsburg County SC
Sepals 5-7 mm long, oblong, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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November Williamsburg County SC
Flowers vary in color from white to pink to pale purple and have darker centers, per New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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? Annual?
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.
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
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 persistent unequal sepals
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
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