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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Jacquemontia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-04-001:
Jacquemontia tamnifolia FAMILY Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thyella tamnifolia
COMMON NAME:
Common Jacquemontia, Hairy Clustervine, Tie Vine, Smallflower Morning Glory
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_jata_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm171123_0148
November Calhoun County AL
Easiest to identify when fruiting - seemingly w a "puff ball" at every node, per www.missouriplants.com (Tenaglia).
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JK Marlow jkm181111_5806
November Williamsburg County SC
Spherical capsules are 4-6mm wide and split at maturity to release 4 seeds, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm181111_5807
November Williamsburg County SC
Inflorescence subtended by foliaceous bracts; sepals densely fulvous-hirsute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm181111_5811
November Williamsburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm181111_5812
November Williamsburg County SC
Leaves have prominent indented center and lateral veins, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm181111_5813
November Williamsburg County SC
Flowers [& fruit] in dense clusters, in rounded hairy heads, on long stalks, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-04-001:
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thyella tamnifolia
3099
Herbaceous vine (twining)
Annual
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Original distribution unclear, probably not native to the SE US
Uncommon in GA & SC, rare in NC
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue
5-merous
5 sepals
Shallowly 5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in dense, hairy capitate clusters
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p108
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p215
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p072
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p161