Ipomoea purpurea
Common Morning Glory, Common Morningglory
Also known as: Cleiemera cuspidata Raf. +14 more
- Cleiemera cuspidata Raf.
- Convolvuloides leucosperma Moench
- Convolvuloides purpurea (L.) Moench
- Convolvulus eriocaulos Roem. & Schult.
- Convolvulus glandulifer (Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng.
- Convolvulus hirsutulus (J.Jacq.) Colla
- Convolvulus major Nichols
- Convolvulus majus
- Convolvulus pilosus Rottler
- Convolvulus purpureus L.
- Diatrema purpurea (L.) Raf.
- Ipomoea burridgii Hort.
- Ipomoea caesia Hoffmanns.
- Ipomoea chanetii H.Lév.
- Ipomoea diehlii M.E.Jones
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing annual.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Ipomoea purpurea (commonly known as Common Morning-glory) is a climbing plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Altay, Angola, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Bangladesh, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Cyprus, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe