Convolvulaceae: Pitted morningglory (Ipomoea lacunosa) [IPOLA]

Location: Corn field at Whitethorne-Kentland Farms, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA
Photographs by Peter Sforza 9/5/98

ipola.jpg (12924 bytes) Pitted morningglory climbing a corn plant. Note the heart-shaped leaves and small white flower (1.6 cm long).  Tall morningglory also has heart-shaped leaves and may have purple to white flowers, but the flowers are somewhat larger (2.5-4.5 cm long) than pitted morningglory.
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