Perennials. Stems usually twin­ing, sometimes trailing. Leaf blades cordate, rounded-ovate, or 3–5(–7)-lobed, 30–140 × 30–140 mm, base cordate to sagittate, surfaces glabrous or ± pilose. Peduncles gla­brate or sparsely hairy, hairs antrorse to ± appressed. Flowers: sepals lance-ovate, 14–21 mm, herbaceous, apex ± acuminate, surfaces glabrous or abaxial sparsely hairy, hairs appressed; corolla usually blue to purple, rarely white, throat and tube white, funnelform, 50–70 mm. 2n = 30.

Phenology: Flowering year-round.
Habitat: Roadsides, thickets.
Elevation: 0–1600 m.

Distribution

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Ala., Calif., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tex., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, introduced in Asia.

Discussion

In the flora area, Ipomoea indica rarely produces seeds and rarely survives winters. It is probably native in southern Florida.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.