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White Morning-glory

Ipomoea lacunosa

Description:

The stalks of the plant that bears flowers is rough and usually has 1-3 flowers. The funnel-shaped flowers of the plant are normally white, but on rare occasion the flowers can be light purple or pink. The five petals are joined (sympetalous) or shallowly lobed and are approximately 2.5 cm long. The sepals are light green, lanceolate, take on a leathery texture and can be up to 11.5 mm long. The anthers are a pinkish-purple and the filaments are white. The ovary is superior, cone-like in shape, and green. There is a single white stigma and style. There are five stamen. The flowers have no perceptible or obvious scent. There are large seed capsules in the flower that are spherical in shape and hairy. The seeds themselves are irregularly oblong, shiny, and brown or black. — Wikipedia

Habitat:

Ipomoea lacunosa occurs in a variety of habitat types, including disturbed areas, It grows on prairie, riverbanks, lakeshores, and roadsides, and in cultivated and abandoned fields and meadows. — Wikipedia

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loarie
loarie 6 years ago
White Morning-glory
Ipomoea lacunosa White Morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) · iNaturalist.org


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BonnieLewis
BonnieLewis 6 years ago

Thank you so much loarie!

BonnieLewis
Spotted by
BonnieLewis

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Sep 15, 2016
Submitted on Sep 21, 2016

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