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Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
bush morning glory |
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Invasive, Problem species |
Origin: Tropical America |
Growth Form: Shrub |
Plant Description: Plant: Shrub 1-5 m high; stems hollow; petiole 2.5-15 cm long.
Leaves: Leaf blades ovate to lanceolate, 10-25 cm long, truncate to shallowly cordate at base, long-acuminate.
Flowers: Sepals suborbicular, 5-6 mm long; corolla 5-9 cm long, finely tomentose without, from white to rich pink, deeper pink to purple at base, the limb spreading to 11 cm in diameter; filaments unequal, dilated and pilose at base.
Fruit: Ovoid to subglobose, 1.5-2 cm long, the seeds covered with long, woolly, brown trichomes. |
Key Features: Immediately recognizable from other morning glories by its shrubby, not vine-like, habit. |
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Photo - plants

Rob Mackenzie, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
Photo - flowers

Rob Mackenzie, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
Photo - flowers/leaves

Rob Mackenzie, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
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