Ipomoea pubescens
Tabl. Encycl. 1: 465. 1793. (as Ipomaea)
Common names: Silky morning glory
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
Perennials, root oblong, relatively large. Stems twining. Leaf blades cordate, ovate, or 3–5-lobed, 20–80 × 20–90 mm, base cordate, lobes elliptic to ovate, surfaces ± hirsute or coarsely sericeous. Peduncles hairy, hairs retrorse or spreading. Flowers: sepals lance-ovate to ovate, 9–21 × 2–11 mm, herbaceous, abaxial surface ± hispid or coarsely sericeous; corolla blue to violet, funnelform, 55–80 mm, limb 60–70 mm diam.
Phenology: Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Rocky sites, stream beds, oak woodlands.
Elevation: 100–1600 m.
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico, South America.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.