Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Solanales
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea aquatica
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Water Spinach, Swamp Morning Glory
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Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org bug_1116058
Month Unknown
Flowers can be purple, pink or white with a purple center, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org bug_1149028
Month Unknown
Leaves arrow-shaped, 1-6" x 1-3"; stems hollow, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org bug_1149035
Month Unknown
Can be a procumbent terrestrial in wetland areas or a floating aquatic, per www.invasive.org.
COMPARE
aquatic plants
Julia Scher, Federal Noxious Weeds Disseminules, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5376491
Month Unknown