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Flower Willow Dells - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Ipomoea costellata - crestrib morning-glory Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Convolvulaceae
Flower Willow Dells - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual Similar Species: Ipomoea plummerae
General Desc: This trailing or climbing vine has pinkish-purple tubular flowers and palmately dissected leaves with 5 to 9 narrow segments. The midribs of the sepals are crested, thus the name costellata, which means crested.
Identification notes: The plant is an annual which distinguishes it from I. plummerae.
Height: Trailing to 39 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Rocky sites in chaparral, oak woodland and ponderosa pine forests.
Plant Communities: Interior Chaparral, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3200 - 7000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Pinkish-purple Shape: Regular not in clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: Jun - Oct
Description: The funnel-shaped flowers are up to 1/2 inch wide on a long stalk. The light green sepals are hairless, broad, and often crested or warty.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Palmate Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: The leaves are palmately dissected with 5 to 9 narrow segments. The stems are slender, green, trailing, and twining at the tips.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Light brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: The tan fruit capsules are round and about 3/16 inch wide.
Seed Notes: Capsules contain 3 to 4 black, oval seeds that are about 1/8 inch wide.


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