Convolvulaceae · Ipomoea

Common Morning-Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

outdoor
Found in India
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Ipomoea purpurea
Genus
Ipomoea
Found in India
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Kerala, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape
CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.The leaves are heart-shaped and the stems are covered with brown hairs. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Palmate venation leaf character
Venation
Palmate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Common Morning-Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
PurplerecordedPurple or violet

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Common Morning-Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Common Morning-Glory

Common morning-glory (Ipomoea purpurea) belongs to the Convolvulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and 17 other states.

Illustration representing the Convolvulaceae family
Botanical family

Convolvulaceae

Morning glory family

Common Morning-Glory belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.

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