Scientific Family
Convolvulaceae
Synonyms
I. barbigera, I. desertorum, I. hederacea var. integriuscu, I. hirsutula, I. nil
Other common names
wooly morning glory
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Introduced
Lifecycle
Annual
Similar species
Ipomoea purpurea
Height
Up to 6 feet or more
Riparian
No
Twining vine with mostly hairy stems and leaves and large funnel-shaped white to blue to purple flowers.
Stem slender, twining, climbing and hairy; leaves broad and 3-lobed; sepals long and becoming narrow; many flowers, 1 to 3 per leaf axil, short-stalked usually blue or purple, sometimes white.
Habitat
Disturbed sites, roadsides.
Plant Community
Disturbed Areas
Low elevation
3000
High elevation
6000
Flower Characteristics
1 to 3 per leaf axil, short-stalked, usually blue or purple, sometimes white, showy, radially symmetric, funnel-shaped or somewhat trumpet-shaped flowers.
Flower color
White to pale blue or purple
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
June
Last bloom month
September
Flower clusters
None
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Stems slender, mostly hairy. Leaves have hair on both sides, heart-shaped or with 3-pointed lobes, up to 3 inches by 3 inches, on stems up to 5 inches long.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Dark green
Leaf shape
Other
Leaf margin
Lobed
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Depressed round capsule, smooth, 3/4 inch.
Fruit type
Capsule
Fruit color
Black
Black with patches of gray hairs.