Ipomoea coccinea L.
Detail
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Botanical Name
- Ipomoea coccinea L.
- Common Name
- Red Morning Glory, Scarlet Creeper
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Ipomoea coccinea L.
- Comments
- Opinions about the nativity of this species vary among sources. Native of Tropical America and Warm-Temperate North America, its original distribution and northern limits are obscured by its weedy nature. Possibly partly native, partly introduced.
- Habitat
- Fields, roadsides, and other open, weedy habitats. Frequent in the Coastal Plain; infrequent in the Piedmont; rare in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Not Specified
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