Ipomoea pandurata
Prim. Fl. Esseq., 100. 1818.
Common names: Man-of-the-earth
WeedyIllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Convolvulus panduratus Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 153. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
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Perennials, root relatively large. Stems usually twining, sometimes trailing. Leaf blades cordate, cordate-ovate, or pandurate, 30–100 × 20–90 mm, base cordate, surfaces glabrous or abaxial hairy. Peduncles glabrous. Flowers: sepals elliptic-oblong, 12–22 mm, outers sometimes shorter than inners, coriaceous, surfaces glabrous; corolla white, throat lavender or purple-red inside, funnelform, 50–80 mm. 2n = 30.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Abandoned plantings, fields, prairies.
Elevation: 0–600 m.
Distribution
Ont., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.