Purple Morningglory

(Ipomoea turbinata)

Purple morningglory

Characteristics
Seedling Leaves Flowers Fruit
Purple morningglory seedling Purple morningglory leaf Purple morningglory flower Purple morningglory fruit

Growing habit: Climbing/twining vining annual herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from taproot

Leaf anatomy: Alternately arranged, simple, heart-shaped, glabrous

Reproduction: Flowers light purple or lavender, funnelform

References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice