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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Small White Morning Glory at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-008:
Ipomoea lacunosa FAMILY Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea lacunosa
COMMON NAME:
Small White Morning Glory, Small-flowered Morning Glory, Whitestar
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ipla_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ipla_005_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0308m_26
August Greenville County SC
Corolla white, campanulate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120910_661
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm120910_662
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaf base deeply cordate, either unlobed or with two small lobes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm120910_663
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Sepals coriaceous, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, mucronate, margins ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130913_299
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200916_7228
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmipomoea_smallwhite
September
Lvs ovate, entire or w 2 basal lobes, heart-shaped, usually w maroon margin, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-008:
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea lacunosa
752
Herbaceous vine
Annual
Habitat: Riverbanks, marshes, swamps, fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in NC Mountains)
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
White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
5-lobed campanulate corolla
5 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in umbel-like clusters of 1-5, terminating a short stalk from leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p406
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p554
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p324
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p137
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p122
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p074
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p201
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p238
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p131
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p240
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