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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea brasiliensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Railroad Vine at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Ipomoea pes-caprae var. emarginata
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea pes-caprae
COMMON NAME:
Railroad Vine, Bay Hops, Bay Winders, Goat's-foot
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Keith Bradley kab_ipescaprae_brasili_29
April Monroe County FL
Bahia Honda State Park
Corolla lavender, per Weakley's Flora.
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Keith Bradley kab_ipescaprae_brasili_48
April Monroe County FL
Bahia Honda State Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmipescapre_1
November
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmipescapre_2
November
Stems trailing, rooting at nodes; larger leaves not lobed but notched at apex, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmipescapre_bestfolfru
November
Leaf blades unlobed but summit notched, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmipescapre_flwr1
November
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmipescapre_flwr2
November
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmipescapre_flwrolymp
Month Unknown
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmipescapre_olymp
Month Unknown
We have seen stems as long as 31m trailing across dunes, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea brasiliensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Ipomoea pes-caprae var. emarginata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea pes-caprae
2527
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Habitat: Ocean beaches, dunes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon (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"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Lavender/Pink
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 unequal sepals
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p497
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p144
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p073
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p160
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