Bigroot Morningglory

[Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey. ]

Convolvulaceae (Morningglory Family)

▲ ▼ young shoots from tuberous & creeping roots often emerge dark red in spring

▲ young leaf

▲ ▼ maturing, twining vines

▲ ▼ smooth  leaves, often with reddish stems; sometimes leaf-veins are reddish, too

▲ flowers are white with deep magenta centers

▲ large, leafy, crinkly bracts surround base of flowers, and developing capsules

Bigroot morningglory  (mentioned on p. 216 in Weeds of the Northeast;, not in Weeds of the Great Plains)

·        perennial vining weed with a large tuberous rootstock

·        produces white flowers; reproduces by seed and creeping roots

·        found in cultivated fields and waste areas

·        also called wild sweet potato