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| Ivyleaf morningglory - Ipomoea hederacea (L.) Jacq. |
| Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes > Ivyleaf morningglory |
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| Ivyleaf morningglory seedling. |
Ivyleaf morningglory leaf. |
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| Ivyleaf morningglory flowers. |
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Life cycle: Twining summer annual vine.
Reproduction: Seeds.
Leaves: Cotyledons are butterfly-shaped and usually narrower at the base. Leaves are alternate with erect hairs on both surfaces. The first leaf may be unlobed; all other leaves are three-lobed and ivy-shaped.
Stems: Densely hairy, climbing or trailing, twining vines up to 6 feet or more in length.
Flowers and fruit: Blue to purple or white petals fused into a funnel shape. Fruit are egg-shaped capsules containing dull gray, brown or black seeds with one round and two flattened surfaces. |
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| Erect hairs of ivyleaf and entireleaf morningglory. |
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| Entireleaf morningglory seedling. |
Entireleaf morningglory leaf. |
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| Pitted morningglory seedling. |
Pitted morningglory leaf. |
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Similar weeds: Entireleaf morningglory (I. hederacea var. integriuscula Gray) Differs only from ivyleaf morningglory by having heart-shaped leaves. Leaf hairs are erect on both surfaces.
Pitted morningglory (I. lacunosa L.) Differs by having V-shaped cotyledons and heart-shaped leaves with no to few hairs.
Tall morningglory [I. purpurea (L.) Roth] Differs by having butterfly-shaped cotyledons with tip and base similar in width and heart-shaped leaves with dense hairs that lie flat. |
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