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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ipomoea grandifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Extremely similar to I. triloba, another exotic species (both have small pink to lavender flowers, with three-lobed leaves), but their sepals are quite different. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
COMMON NAME:
Three-lobed Morning Glory
NameThatPlant has no pictures at this time. You might try this link: Flora of the Southeastern United States
4780
Herbaceous vine (twining)
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: South America? the distribution poorly understood because of previous lack of recognition
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
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:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink or lavender
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 persistent unequal sepals
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
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