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Tall Morning Glory, Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) New Hanover Co., NC 13 Oct 2007 Introduced from South America, this plant is common in weedy places like fields, vacant lots, and other disturbed areas throughout North Carolina. |
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Tall Morning Glory, Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) New Hanover Co., NC 13 Oct 2007 Cultivars of this species vary in color and flower size. |
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Tall Morning Glory, Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) New Hanover Co., NC 13 Oct 2007 |
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Tall Morning Glory, Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 |
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Tall Morning Glory, Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 |
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Tievine, Coastal Morning Glory (Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 This morning glory is uncommon in NC, where it's at the northern edge of its range and grows along the coast in sandy areas including dunes on barrier islands. |
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Wild Potato Vine, Man of the Earth, Morning Glory (Ipomoea pandurata) New Hanover Co., NC 26 Aug 2006 Common and found statewide in NC. |
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Wild Potato Vine, Man of the Earth, Morning Glory (Ipomoea pandurata) Dirt roadside in mixed woods in Korstian Division, Duke Forest Orange Co., NC 10 July 2013 By the looks of this pollen-covered individual, apparently Typocerus flower beetles are one of the pollinators of Man of the Earth. |
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Wild Potato Vine, Man of the Earth, Morning Glory (Ipomoea pandurata) New Hanover Co., NC 26 Aug 2006 |
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Redstar, Scarlet Creeper, Red Morning Glory (Ipomoea coccinea) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 Common statewide along roadsides, streamsides, and various disturbed areas. Whether this species is native or exotic is under debate. |
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Redstar, Scarlet Creeper, Red Morning Glory (Ipomoea coccinea) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 |
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Redstar, Scarlet Creeper, Red Morning Glory (Ipomoea coccinea) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 |
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Saltmarsh Morning Glory (Ipomoea sagittata) South Core Banks, Carteret Co., NC 19 July 2008 Common near brackish marshes along the NC outer coastal plain, especially on barrier islands. |
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Saltmarsh Morning Glory (Ipomoea sagittata) South Core Banks, Carteret Co., NC 19 July 2008 |
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Saltmarsh Morning Glory (Ipomoea sagittata) South Core Banks, Carteret Co., NC 19 July 2008 This pretty native brightens up the moist areas on back dunes. |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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