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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea coccinea
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Read more about Small Red Morning Glory at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea coccinea
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-002:
Ipomoea coccinea FAMILY Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quamoclit coccinea
COMMON NAME:
Small Red Morning Glory, Scarlet Creeper
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ipomoea_coccinea_7
June
Stamens and stigma are exserted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm180824_4112
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0309a_23
September Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm100903_592
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Flowers bright scarlet and salverform, the narrow tube about 1" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm110917_407
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm110917_409
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves ovate, somewhat angular, base cordate, apex acuminate-cuspidate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140909_556
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Capsule sub-globose, 5-6mm broad, pedicel strongly recurved, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140909_560
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Fruits are 4-valved capsules, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm200916_7220
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm141016_133
October Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea coccinea
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea coccinea
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-002:
Ipomoea coccinea
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quamoclit coccinea
750
Herbaceous vine (twining)
Annual
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, thickets, streambanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native distribution uncertain, but apparently native to southeast US
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Red
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 unequal sepals
Shallowly 5-lobed (or merely wavy-edged) salverform corolla
5 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p106
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p324
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p359
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p217
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p073
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p206
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p159
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p200
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p237
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p131
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