Ipomoea hederacea – Ivyleaf Morning-glory

Ipomoea hederacea - Ivyleaf Morning-glory, Ivyleaf Morning Glory, Woolly Morning-glory, Ivy-leaved Morning Glory, Mexican Morningglory, Entireleaf Morningglory

Ipomoea hederacea - Ivyleaf Morning-glory, Ivyleaf Morning Glory, Woolly Morning-glory, Ivy-leaved Morning Glory, Mexican Morningglory, Entireleaf Morningglory

Plant Name

Scientific Name: Ipomoea hederacea

Synonyms: Ipomoea barbigera, I. desertorum, I. hirsutula, Pharbitis barbigera, P. hederacea

Common Names: Ivyleaf Morning-glory, Ivyleaf Morning Glory, Woolly Morning-glory, Ivy-leaved Morning Glory, Mexican Morningglory, Entireleaf Morningglory

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual

Growth Habit: Vine, Herb/Forb

Arizona Native Status: Introduced. This weedy, naturalized plant is native to tropical America, but there is the possibility that it is native to this part of Arizona as well.

Habitat: Desert, Upland, Riparian

Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Magenta, White

Flowering Season: Summer, Fall. It blooms after the summer monsoons rains.

Height: Climbing to 8 feet (2.4 m) tall

Description: The flowers have 5 long, slender, hairy sepals and are tubular, funnel-shaped, and up to 2 inches (5 cm) wide. The flowers are only open in the morning. The leaves are green, hairy, and are usually 3-lobed, but they may also be 5-lobed or heart-shaped. The stems are green, slender, hairy, and twining.

The similar Canyon Morning-glory (Ipomoea barbatisepala) has hairless leaves and stems, leaves with narrower lobes, and smaller, more angular flowers.

Special Characteristics

Legal StatusArizona State-listed Noxious Weed (Prohibited Noxious Weed)

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae – Morning-glory family
Genus: Ipomoea L. – morning-glory
Species: Ipomoea hederacea Jacq. – ivyleaf morning-glory

More About This Plant

Arizona County Distribution Map