Ivy-leaf morning-glory

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Ivy-leaf morning-glory leaf

Ivy-leaf morning-glory

Ivy-leaf morning-glory

Ivy-leaf morning-glory flower

Ivy-leaf morning-glory leaf

Ivy-leaf morning-glory

Ivy-leaf morning-glory

Ivy-leaf morning-glory fruit

Ivy-leaf morning-glory

Morphology

Stem

Twining or climbing, bristly hairy.

Leaves

Alternate, simple, on stalks 2 to 5 inches long, egg-shaped to nearly circular in outline, 2 to 5 inches long, about as wide, prominently 3-lobed, rounded between lobes, hairy; bases heart-shaped; lobes pointed at tips.

Inflorescence

Cymes of 1-6 flowers, on stalks 2 to 4 inches long.

Flower

Sepals lanceolate, densely covered with long hairs, tips usually curved; corollas funnel-shaped, 5 lobed, 1 to 2 inches long, blue, dry purplish; tubes white to pale yellow inside; stamens 5, white, about 2/3 length of corollas.

Fruit

Capsules, rounded; seeds 4-6, black to dark brown, densely pubescent.

Ecology

Habitat

Disturbed low areas, roadsides, cultivated fields, and ditches.

Distribution

Principally east half of Kansas.

Practical Information

Forage Value

Pheasants and quail eat its seeds.