Merremia cissoides

(Lamarck) Hallier f.

Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552. 1893.

Common names: Roadside wood-rose
Basionym: Convolvulus cissoides Lamarck in J. Lamarck and J. Poiret Tabl. Encycl. 1: 462. 1793
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Stems hairy, hairs glandular and setaceous. Leaf blades ± orbiculate to pentagonal, palmately compound, 15–50 × 5–50 mm, (3–)5(–7)-foliolate; leaflets lanceolate, linear-lanceolate, or ovate-oblong, margins usually dentate, rarely entire, surfaces hairy, hairs glandular and setaceous. Inflorescences 3–9-flowered cymes or flowers solitary. Flowers: sepals rhombic, ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, 10–18 mm, apex acuminate, abaxial surface hairy, hairs glandular and setaceous; corolla usually cream or white, rarely rose, 20–25 mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Dec.
Habitat: Abandoned plantings, fields, lots.
Elevation: 0–10 m.

Distribution

Fla., Mexico, Central America, South America, introduced in Old World subtropics and tropics.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Merremia cissoides"
Daniel F. Austin† +
(Lamarck) Hallier f. +
Convolvulus cissoides +
Roadside wood-rose +
Fla. +, Mexico +, Central America +, South America +  and introduced in Old World subtropics and tropics. +
0–10 m. +
Abandoned plantings, fields, lots. +
Flowering May–Dec. +
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. +
Merremia cissoides +
Merremia +
species +