Ipomoea rupicola

House

Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 18: 230. 1908.

Common names: Cliff morning glory
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Perennials, rhizomatous. Stems trailing or twining. Leaf blades usually cordate-ovate to oblong-ovate, sometimes pandurate, 30–90 × 20–70 mm, base cordate-hastate, margins sometimes indented, rarely lobed or toothed, surfaces tomentulose, glabrescent. Peduncles hairy, tomentulose, hairs ± appressed. Flowers: sepals elliptic-oblong to oblong-ovate, 12–14 mm, coriaceous, apex obtuse, rounded, or subacute; corolla lavender-pink or purple, throat darker inside, funnelform, 70–90 mm. Seeds hairy.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat: Rocky, open sites.
Elevation: 20–1800 m.

Distribution

Tex., Mexico (Tamaulipas).

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.