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Scientific name:

Ipomoea purpurea

Vernacular name:

Morning-glory, Common


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Common Morning-glory

Scientific name: Ipomoea purpurea Roth

Diagnostic features
Stems to 3m.
Leaves mostly entire, sometimes a few 3-lobed.
Sepals (10)12-16(20)mm.
Corolla 4-7cm, usually blue when fresh.
Ovary 3-celled.
Stigma 3-lobed.

Chromosome number: (2n=30).

Habitat
Introduced-casual; tips and waste places, from soyabeans, birdseed and other sources.

Distribution
Sporadic in South England; North America.

This species is keyed out on Page 3584 in the Text Key.

Ipomoea purpurea
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