Ipomoea purpurea

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Ipomoea purpurea
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Photo and permission by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: I. purpurea
Binomial name
Ipomoea purpurea
(L.) Roth
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Natural range of Ipomoea purpurea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: tall morning-glory

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Pharbitis purpurea (Linnaeus) Voigt

Description

It is a vine and has been frequent where found (FSU Herbarium).

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species has been found in disturbed habitats along the edges of soybean fields, on farms, and along roadsides in loamy clay (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed to flower with a deep magenta-red with a white throat in June and October (FSU Herbarium).

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, Leon Neel, Edwin L. Tyson, Loran C. Anderson, T. MacClendon, and Karen MacClendon. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Jackson, and Leon. Countries: Panama.