Hedge Glory
Ipomoea fistulosa
Also known as Pink Morning Glory, Morning Glory
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Flowering
- July-February
How to identify Hedge Glory
Identify Hedge Glory by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Erect shrubby habit with hollow stems, not a vine.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate (heart-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-February.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hedge Glory.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea fistulosa
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Widely cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- South America
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hedge Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hedge Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Hedge Glory
Hedge Glory (Ipomoea fistulosa) is a shrub in the Convolvulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal. It is widely cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Hedge Glory belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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