Ipomoea purpurea

Family:CONVOLVULACEAE
Species:Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
Common Name:Common Morning Glory; Purple Morning Glory; Tall Morning Glory
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Vine
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:IPPU2
Plant Notes:Common Morning Glory is an introduced annual herbaceous vine in the Morning-Glory family (Convolvulaceae). It is native to Mexico and Central America, but is widely planted as an ornamental and has escaped world-wide. In Alabama it can be found throughout the state. Common Morning Glory occurs on roadsides, in fields, along railroads, along fence lines, and in other disturbed habitats. It is an annual with a taproot. The stems are pubescent, green in color, and up to 6-10 feet in length. The stems climb by twining. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, broadly ovate to circular or rarely 3-lobed in outline, with cordate bases, pubescent on both surfaces, with entire margins. Flowers are produced in 1-3 flowered axillary cymes. The pedicel and sepals are hirsute. The corolla is funnelform, red, pink, purple, blue, white, or bi-colored, and glabrous. The fruit is a sub-globose, glabrous capsule with 6 black angled seed. Common Morning Glory flowers open near sunrise and wither by mid-day. It is commonly available as seed, and many color forms have been selected. Common Morning Glory seed should be planted after the danger of frost has passed. The plants prefer a loamy soil in full sun. Plants should be provided with a trellis or fence on which to climb. Common Morning Glory is often considered a noxious weed, especially in row crops. It is listed as an invasive species in Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FACU (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyCONVOLVULACEAE - Morning-Glory family
Genus Ipomoea
Species Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth - Common Morning Glory; Purple Morning Glory; Tall Morning Glory

Citation

Citation Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth, Bot. Abh. Beobacht. 27. 1787.
Basionym: Convolvulus purpureus L. 1762.
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data (lectotype: Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. t. 84(97). 1732). Lectotypified by Verdcourt, in C. E. Hubbard & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Convolvulaceae 114. 1963.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Convolvulus glandulifer Convolvulus glandulifer (Ruiz López & Pavón) Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 1: 599. 1824.Ipomoea glandulifera Ruiz López & Pavón 1799. 
Convolvulus mutabilis Convolvulus mutabilis Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 123. 1796, nom. illegit.Convolvulus purpureus Linnaeus 1762. 
Ipomoea affinis Ipomoea affinis M. Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 12(2): 263. 1845. MEXICO
Ipomoea discolor Ipomoea discolor Jacquin, Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 6, pl. 261. 1798.  
Ipomoea glandulifera Ipomoea glandulifera Ruiz López & Pavón, Fl. Peruv. 2: 12, t. 121(a). 1799. PERU
Ipomoea hirsutula Ipomoea hirsutula Jacquin f., Ecl. Pl. Rar. 65, pl. 44. 1813.  
Ipomoea hispida Ipomoea hispida Zuccagni, in Roemer, Collectanea 127. 1806.  
Ipomoea intermedia Ipomoea intermedia Schultes, Observ. Bot. 37. 1809.  
Ipomoea nil var. diversifolia Ipomoea nil (Linnaeus) Roth, var. diversifolia (Lindley) Choisy, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 343. 1845.Pharbitis diversifolia Lindley 1837. 
Ipomoea pilosissima Ipomoea pilosissima M. Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 12(2): 264. 1845. MEXICO
Ipomoea purpurea var. diversifolia Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth, var. diversifolia (Lindley) O'Donnell, Lilloa 26: 385. 1953.Pharbitis diversifolia Lindley 1837. 
Ipomoea zuccagnii Ipomoea zuccagnii Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 4: 230. 1819, nom. illegit.Ipomoea hispida Zuccagni 1806. 
Pharbitis diversifolia Pharbitis diversifolia Lindley, Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 1988. 1837.  
Pharbitis hispida Pharbitis hispida Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Gèneve 6: 438. 1834.Convolvulus purpureus Linnaeus 1762. 
Pharbitis purpurea Pharbitis purpurea (Linnaeus) Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 354. 1845.Convolvulus purpureus Linnaeus 1762. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1896 - 1985

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
JSU135062 Limestone 27 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17900
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000018231 Randolph 26 Oct 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
2074
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000004038 Dale 30 Jun 2004 Tuck, Shelley
34
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
JSU135064 Morgan 07 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5938
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0002973 St. Clair 13 Oct 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4976
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AMAL00009412 Winston 02 Oct 2010 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13280
AMAL
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0034729 Limestone 02 Aug 1996 Kral, Robert
86295
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth.
UNA00038887 Clay 02 Aug 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AMAL00016553 Pike 19 Aug 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15655
AMAL
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
JSU135056 DeKalb 01 Sep 1982 Black, Randall
s.n.
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000029815 Houston 15 Oct 2004 Walton, Meena
9
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0007286 St. Clair 04 Nov 2007 Keener, Brian R.
4017
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000004033 Coffee 04 Sep 2006 Roberts, Carla
43
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000004032 Coffee 14 Oct 2003 Fowler, J.R.
5
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
JSU135054 Cleburne 12 Sep 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3330
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000034271 St. Clair 13 Oct 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4976
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000004037 Dale 30 Jun 2004 Tuck, Shelley
34
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_21011 Lee 12 Aug 1970 Hopson, George R.
00146
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
JSU135068 Talladega 30 May 1973 Whetstone, R. David
RDW-1014
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0051850 Madison 04 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11326
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000042169 Covington 21 May 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4062
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
JSU135052 Calhoun 05 Nov 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10531
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
SAMF0004489 St. Clair 13 Oct 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4976
SAMF
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000004040 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18224
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA000032685 Covington 14 Sep 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4899
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000017877 St. Clair 04 Nov 2007 Keener, Brian R.
4017
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AMAL00004415 St. Clair 04 Nov 2007 Keener, Brian R.
4017
AMAL
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000032925 Montgomery 18 Sep 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22555
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000003995 Crenshaw 14 Oct 2004 Tuck, Shelley
52
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_54495 Dale 26 Aug 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8417
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000029999 Jackson 26 Aug 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
358
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
SAMF0004490 Crenshaw 03 Sep 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15719
SAMF
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_28415 Cleburne 12 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1787
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
AUA_ACC_65540 Crenshaw 3 Sep 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15719
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
JSU135059 Etowah 07 Aug 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3004
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UNA00041894 Randolph 26 Oct 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
2074
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AUA_ACC_47349 Chambers 13 Aug 1983 Hayes, Sherrad
149
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
AUA_ACC_22668 Pike 30 Oct 1971 Kapa, Milton
097
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000035638 Butler 03 Oct 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23457
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
JSU135058 Etowah 27 Aug 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3241
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_53931 Pike 13 Sep 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9381
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000003996 Dale 02 Jul 2004 Tuck, Shelley
35
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AMAL00006482 Madison 14 Sep 1996 Threlkeld, Steven J.
901
AMAL
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0030131 Colbert 13 Sep 2014 England, J. Kevin
5133
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_69608 Covington 21 May 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4062
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000017614 Etowah 02 Nov 2007 Keener, Brian R.
4011
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
JSU135065 Randolph 19 Aug 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2744
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_42940 Tallapoosa 30 Sep 1975 Wallace, Chip
030
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
JSU135053 Calhoun 17 Aug 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
966
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000040322 Fayette 05 Oct 2008 Younghance, Steven L.
162
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
JSU135057 DeKalb 05 Jul 1969 Wright, Sherry
s.n.
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0010014 Winston 02 Oct 2010 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13280
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
UNA00038891 Bibb 11 Sep 1985 Horn, Charles N.
858
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
UNA00038894 Dallas 18 Oct 1980 Forster, Wendy R.
72
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AMAL00006209 Fayette 05 Oct 2008 Younghance, Steve L.
162
AMAL
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000051324 Chilton 05 Oct 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8643
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_35749 Tallapoosa 23 Sep 1972 Hagan, Jack H.
028
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000003997 Dale 02 Jul 2004 Tuck, Shelley
35
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_28525 Cleburne 11 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1582
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
JSU135067 Randolph 26 Oct 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
2074
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000004044 Pike 29 Oct 2000 Precise, Robert
4
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_65213 Pike 19 Aug 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15655
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
UNA00065009 Crenshaw 03 Sep 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15719
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AUA_ACC_22667 Lee 5 Oct 1971 Boone, Allison
114
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
UWAL0033846 Chilton 05 Oct 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8643
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UNA00038893 Lee 15 Jul 1972 Young, Becky
96
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
SAMF0004488 Randolph 13 Oct 2009 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4117
SAMF
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UNA00068748 Etowah 02 Nov 2007 Keener, Brian R.
4011
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AUA_ACC_59809 Crenshaw 25 Oct 1998 Diamond, Alvin R.
11518
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000048433 Covington 07 Sep 2015 Rainey, Ashley
3
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0007285 Etowah 02 Nov 2007 Keener, Brian R.
4011
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000004042 Pike 10 Jun 2004 Tuck, Shelley
30
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_28636 Cleburne 12 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1778
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
JSU135066 Randolph 28 Jul 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
4150
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
USAM000005505 Madison 28 Jul 1976 Shea, Danny
s.n.
USAM
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UNA00064551 Pike 19 Aug 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15655
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AUA_ACC_59114 Autauga 29 Aug 2000 Hansen, Curtis J.
2000-41
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
UNA00064356 Crenshaw 13 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14896
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AUA_ACC_50679 Montgomery 7 Oct 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7773
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
AMAL00023318 Chilton 05 Oct 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8643
AMAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
JSU135069 Talladega 05 Sep 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
605
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UNA00053414 Marshall 20 Jul 1956 Thomas, Joab L.
146
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AUA_ACC_46808 Conecuh 28 Aug 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
S. N.
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000004043 Pike 19 Aug 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15655
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000004036 Crenshaw 22 Jun 2004 Tuck, Shelley
33
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
JSU135063 Marshall 30 Jul 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2497
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0007960 Fayette 05 Oct 2008 Younghance, Steve L.
162
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
UWAL0008063 Montgomery 18 Sep 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22555
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
JSU135061 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Radford, Albert E.
s.n.
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
SAMF0004487 Jefferson 26 Sep 2006 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3599
SAMF
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0052433 Sumter 02 Oct 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10469
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AUA_ACC_41593 Randolph 26 Jul 1973 Spencer, S.K.
102
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000004034 Crenshaw 03 Sep 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15791
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AMAL00019738 Etowah 02 Nov 2007 Keener, Brian R.
4011
AMAL
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AUA_ACC_64871 Crenshaw 13 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14896
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000004041 Montgomery 01 Aug 2004 Tuck, Shelley
40
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AMAL00016331 Crenshaw 13 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14896
AMAL
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0011518 Butler 03 Oct 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23457
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
AMAL00002701 Calhoun 12 Aug 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13834
AMAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000004035 Crenshaw 13 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14896
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
JSU135060 Jackson 20 Jun 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
823
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
ALNHS00003062 Geneva 1 Oct 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1558
ALNHS
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
AUA_ACC_42941 Bibb 4 Oct 1975 Maddox, William K.
134
AUA
Ipomoea Purpurea (L.) Roth
JSU135055 DeKalb 01 Sep 1982 Black, Randall
s.n.
JSU
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
TROY000004039 Dale 18 Jul 2000 Woods, Michael
8204
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
UWAL0016600 Calhoun 12 Aug 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13834
UWAL
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
UNA00055863 Tuscaloosa 11 Nov 1975 Hoener, Fred K.
1327
UNA
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
TROY000036306 Winston 02 Oct 2010 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13280
TROY
Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
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