Cypressvine Morningglory
(Ipomoea quamoclit)
Seedling | Leaves | Flowers | Fruit |
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Growing habit: Climbing or twining vining annual herb
Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from taproot
Leaf anatomy: Leaves alternate, simple, deeply pinnately divided with 9-19 pairs of opposite linear segments
Reproduction: Inflorescence axillary, solitary or 2-5 in cymes, funnelform, deep red to scarlet-white, elliptic to oblong
References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice