Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Ipomoea barbatisepala - Canyon Morning-glory Ipomoea barbatisepala - Canyon Morning-glory
Scientific Name: Ipomoea barbatisepala
Common Name: Canyon Morning-glory
Flower Color: Blue, pinkish purple, white
Plant Type: Vine, Herb, Annual
Height: Twining to 5 feet (1.5 m) tall
Date Observed: October 4, 2003
Notes: The 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, tubular flowers have a white to yellow throat and are cupped by long, linear sepals with stiff, straight hairs. The leaves have 5 to 7 palmate lobes. The stems and leaves are hairless unlike I. hederacea. This native vine blooms in the morning in canyons during the late summer and fall.
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