Plant Name
Scientific Name: Ipomoea ternifolia
Synonym: Ipomoea leptotoma
Common Names: Tripleleaf Morning-glory, Bird's Foot Morning Glory
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland. This wildflower typically grows in sandy washes and in grassy areas.
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White (rare)
Flowering Season: Summer, Fall
Height: Trailing to 3 feet (91 cm) long
Description: The flowers have a cream to white mouth and are tubular, funnel-shaped, up to 2 inches (5 cm) wide, and on a short flower stalk. The flowers remain open during the daytime. The bird's foot-like leaves are green and palmately divided into 3 to 5 narrowly linear primary lobes.
Special Characteristics
Legal Status – Arizona 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 ternifolia Cav. – tripleleaf morning-glory
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