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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Small White Morning Glory at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-008:
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Small White Morning Glory, Small-flowered Morning Glory, Whitestar
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ipla_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ipla_005_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0308m_26
August Greenville County SC
Corolla white, campanulate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120910_661
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm120910_662
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaf base deeply cordate, either unlobed or with two small lobes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm120910_663
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Sepals coriaceous, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, mucronate, margins ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm130913_299
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200916_7228
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmipomoea_smallwhite
September
Lvs ovate, entire or w 2 basal lobes, heart-shaped, usually w maroon margin, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-008:
Ipomoea lacunosa
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
752
Herbaceous vine
Annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it on riverbanks, in fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Variable
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
5-lobed campanulate corolla
5 included stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in umbel-like clusters of 1-5, terminating a short stalk from leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p406
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p324
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p031
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p122
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p074
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p201
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p238
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p131
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p240