Ivyleaf Morningglory
Ipomoea hederacea L.
Convolvulaceae (Morningglory Family)
▲ ▼ seedlings
▲ ▼ young plants, showing twining stems and three-lobed leaves
▲ mature plants climbing corn stalks
▲ flower
▲ vine on fence, showing several immature fruit pods
Ivy-leaved morningglory:
· has english ivy-shaped, three-lobed leaves and bright blue flowers
· leaves, stems, fruit fairly pubescent (hairy)
· is a summer annual vine
· produces bur-like seedpods; reproduces readily by seed
· found in cultivated fields and waste areas
· related subspecies, entireleaf morningglory, is the same in all aspects except leaves are heart-shaped instead of having the three-lobed, ivy-like leaves
