Ipomoea aquatica

Forsskål

Fl. Aegypt.-Arab., 44. 1775.

Common names: Water-spinach
WeedyIntroduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Perennials. Stems usually re­pent, rooting at nodes, some­times floating, rarely twining. Leaf blades ± hastate to lanceo­late, 40–120 × 20–60 mm, base ± cordate or hastate to truncate, terminal lobe broadly to nar­rowly triangular or lanceo­late, surfaces glabrescent. Peduncles glabrous. Flowers: sepals elliptic-ovate to oblong-ovate, 6–8 mm, chartaceous or coriaceous, apex acute or obtuse, mucronulate; corolla usually purple, rarely white, funnelform, 40–50 mm. 2n = 30.


Phenology: Flowering year-round.
Habitat: Abandoned plantings, wet sites.
Elevation: 0–100 m.

Distribution

Introduced; Calif., Fla., Mexico, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Ipomoea aquatica"
Daniel F. Austin† +
Forsskål +
Water-spinach +
Calif. +, Fla. +, Mexico +, Central America +, South America +, Asia +, Africa +  and Australia. +
0–100 m. +
Abandoned plantings, wet sites. +
Flowering year-round. +
Fl. Aegypt.-Arab., +
Weedy +  and Introduced +
Calonyction +, Exogonium +  and Pharbitis +
Ipomoea aquatica +
species +