Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Solanales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea aquatica
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea aquatica
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ipomoea aquatica
COMMON NAME:
Water-spinach, Swamp Morning Glory
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Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org bug_1116058
Month Unknown
Flowers can be purple, pink or white with a purple center, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org bug_1149028
Month Unknown
Leaves arrow-shaped, 1-6" x 1-3"; stems hollow, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org bug_1149035
Month Unknown
Can be a procumbent terrestrial in wetland areas or a floating aquatic, per www.invasive.org.
COMPARE aquatic plants
Julia Scher, Federal Noxious Weeds Disseminules, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5376491
Month Unknown
Julia Scher, Federal Noxious Weeds Disseminules, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5376492
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea aquatica
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea aquatica
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ipomoea aquatica
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