Ipomoea tenuissima
Prodr. 9: 376. 1845.
Annuals. Stems twining. Leaf blades usually narrowly hastate or sagittate, sometimes ovate, 15–30 × 7–20 mm, base cordate, hastate, or sagittate, lobes usually pointed, sometimes rounded, surfaces usually ± hairy, adaxial sometimes glabrate. Peduncles hairy, hairs appressed. Flowers: sepals lance-oblong, lanceolate, or lance-ovate, 5–8 mm, chartaceous or coriaceous, margins ciliate, apex acuminate, mucronate; corolla lavender, pink, or pink-purple, throat darker inside, funnelform, 30–45 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Pine flatwoods.
Elevation: 0–30 m.
Discussion
After fires, Ipomoea tenuissima seeds germinate and seedlings thrive for about a year. The plants then disappear except in sites that remain open.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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