BUSH MORNING-GLORY
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Ipomoea leptophylla Torr.
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| Ottawa County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 1-4 feet |
| Family: Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory Family |
| Flowering Period: May, June, July |
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| Also Called: | | Big-root morning-glory. | | Stems: | | Erect to decumbent, bushy branching, glabrous. | | Leaves: | | Alternate, simple, short-stalked, ascending, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2 to 6 inches long, less than 1/3 inch wide, glabrous; margins entire; tips tapered to points. | | Inflorescences: | | Clusters of 1-3 flowers, stalks 3 to 4 inches long, in leaf axils. | | Flowers: | | Calyces 5-lobed, sepals unequal; corollas funnel-shaped, 2 to 3.5 inches long, somewhat 5-angled, pinkish lavender to purplish red, throats darker; stamens 5, unequal. | | Fruits: | | Capsules, egg-shaped, long-pointed, smooth; seeds 1-4, densely hairy, brown. | | Habitat: | | Dry prairies, disturbed sites, and roadsides, on sandy or gravelly soils. | | Distribution: | | West two thirds of Kansas. | | Uses: | | Great Plains Indians used bush morning-glory as an emergency food source. The roots can be boiled, baked, or roasted. | | Comments: | | Bush-morning-glory is related to the sweet potato. It has a large, edible taproot that is usually 6-8 inches in diameter, up to 4 feet long, and can weigh 20-40 lbs. The bushy, upper portion of the plant can grow to several feet in diameter. Bush morning-glory is very drought resistant due to its large root system. Lateral roots can branch out 10-15 feet. |
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