Flower ID: IMG_9034.JPG-08-29-2021 Flower name (scientific): Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth PY: 1787. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) eye-poh-MEE-a pur-PUR-ee-uh Flower name (common): Common Morning Glory Family name (common): Morning-glory Family name (scientific): Convolvulaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin derived from the Greek ἶψ (ips) a worm and ὅμοιος (ómoios) for similar, hence worm-like, referring to the appearance of the vine. Specific epithet: From the Latin for purple. Common name origin: From its widespread occurrence, in both native and introduced environments. Morning glory is used to describe a number of climbing plants with trumpet-shaped flowers, in particular, for species of the genus Ipomoea. The flowers will open in the morning and can often fade later in the day. Flower description: Size: 1.5 to 2.3 inches (3.8 to 5.8 cm) long Petal count: 5 Color: purple Other: flower arrangement, Solitary, or in small cluster. Plant description: Size: 72 to 180 inches (1.8 to 4.6 m) long vine. Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, cordate to cordate-orbicular (IL), broadly ovate to ovate-triangular (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed areas, waste areas, roadsides, fields, streambanks, sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ipomoea hederacea (Blue Morning Glory) may resemble Ipomoea purpurea. The flowers of Ipomoea hederacea are typically blue, but they may also be purple. The leaves of Ipomoea hederacea are commonly lobed and the calyx lobes are long and slender, whereas the leaves of Ipomoea purpurea are commonly unlobed and calyx lobes are triangular. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.816127 Longitude: -91.507847 Altitude: 242.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Columbia, Dane, Door, Eau Claire, Grant, Iowa, Kenosha, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Sauk, Sheboygan, Walworth, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Convolvulus purpureus Linnaeus Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 219 (1762). Homotypic Synonym(s): Pharbitis purpurea (L.) Voigt Heterotypic Synonym(s): Ipomoea diversifolia Lindl., Ipomoea hirsutula J. Jacq., Ipomoea mexicana A. Gray, Ipomoea purpurea var. diversifolia (Lindl.) O'Donell Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU