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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea hederifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Scarlet Creeper at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea hederifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Ipomoea coccinea var. hederifolia
COMMON NAME:
Scarlet Creeper
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Keith Bradley kab_i_hederifolia_72585
August Miami-Dade County FL
Calyx shorter than that of I. coccinea, fruits erect not reflexed, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_i_hederifolia_72600
August Miami-Dade County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea hederifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea hederifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Ipomoea coccinea var. hederifolia
3975
Herbaceous vine (twining)
Annual
Habitat: Moist thickets (especially near-coastal), disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Coastal Plain of GA & SC; introduced inland
Uncommon
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
Red
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
Shallowly 5-lobed (or merely wavy-edged) salverform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p073
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p159
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