Scientific Family
Convolvulaceae
Synonyms
Ipomoea plummerae var. plummeriae, Ipomoea egregia; Ipomoea cuneifolia
Other common names
Huachuca morningglory
Huachuca Mountain morningglory
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Similar species
Ipomoea spp.
Height
Trailing to 20 inches
Riparian
No
Perennial herb; leaves and stems without hairs, stems erect to trailing on the ground; roots somewhat spherical or elongate, tuberous.
Plant tends to not be neatly arranged; stems twining; leaves in scattered clumps, blades wedge-shaped to egg-shaped, 3 to 5 or more divisions; flowers purple, broadly funnel-like, 1-1/2 inches long, stamens do not protrude.
Habitat
Open rocky slopes. A Mexican (Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora) species reaching its northern limits in Arizona and New Mexico, vine occuring in sedimentary outcrops, pinyon-juniper zone, on pale rather barren bedrock outcrops.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Low elevation
4500
High elevation
8500
Flower Characteristics
Sepals unequal; outer sepals 1/4 to 1/2 inch long, 1/16 to 1/8 inch wide, oblong to pointed, hairy at least along the midrib; inner sepals about 1/2 inch long, 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, broadly oval, tapering to a point, hairy to smooth on the midrib.
Flower color
Purple
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
August
Last bloom month
September
Flower clusters
None
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaf heart-shaped, 1 to 3 inches long, smooth, palmately divided to rarely flatted oval, tip fringed with teeth, lobes pointed; petioles 1/16 to 1/4 inch long.
Leaf type
Compound
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Palmate
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
None
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Spherical, 1/4 inch wide, with short flexible point to 1/4 inch long.
Fruit type
Capsule
Fruit color
Brown
Oval, black to dark brown, finely hairy, 1/6 inch long.