FloraFinder.org
Home   About Us   FAQ  
Searching   Image Use Plant Books
x
FloraFinder uses cookies only for correct operation. More info. Okay

Ipomoea hederifolia L.

Scarlet creeper, scarlet morning glory, star ipomoea, trompillo, ivy-leaved morning glory

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderSolanalesPotatoes, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, tobacco, petunias, sweet potatoes, morning glories, many others
FamilyConvolvulaceaeBindweed or morning glory family
GenusIpomoeaFrom Greek ips, “a worm,” and homoios, “like,” because of the twining vine
SpecieshederifoliaWith leaves like those of ivy

About plant names...

Scarlet creeper is native to the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. It has become naturalized in many other parts of the world. It appears along roadsides, stream banks, old fields, thickets, and waste areas.

Plants: Vines, with thin hairless or slightly hairy stems, 3-4′ (91-121 cm) tall, and may trail horizontally up to 10′ (3 m).

Leaves: Alternate, heart shaped, often deeply lobed into 3 to as many as 7 segments, ¾-6″ (2-15 cm) around, with smooth edges and sharp tips.

Flowers: Trumpet-shaped, in small clusters, with a 1½″ (3.8 cm) long thin throat that flares suddenly to about 1″ (2.5 cm) diameter at the end. The style and stigmas extend well beyond the flower. Pedicels (flower stalks) are ⅛-½″ (5-15 mm) long. Blooms appear from July to November.

Fruits: ⅛-¼″ (6-8 mm).

Online References:

Floridata.com

Wikimedia Commons (Photos and drawings)

Climbers.lsa.umich.edu

SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network

HEAR: the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project

JSTOR Plant Science

Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet creeper, scarlet morning glory, star ipomoea, trompillo, ivy-leaved morning glory)

9/1/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm)

Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet creeper, scarlet morning glory, star ipomoea, trompillo, ivy-leaved morning glory)

9/1/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 28 cm)

Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet creeper, scarlet morning glory, star ipomoea, trompillo, ivy-leaved morning glory)

9/1/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm)

Ipomoea coccinea L. var. hederifolia (L.) A. Gray

 

Ipomoea hederifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 7 Sep 2023.

© FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved.


 

Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet creeper, scarlet morning glory, star ipomoea, trompillo, ivy-leaved morning glory)

9/1/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet creeper, scarlet morning glory, star ipomoea, trompillo, ivy-leaved morning glory)

9/1/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm)

Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet creeper, scarlet morning glory, star ipomoea, trompillo, ivy-leaved morning glory)

Look carefully to pick out the vine—most of the foliage is sagebrush. · 9/1/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)

Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet creeper, scarlet morning glory, star ipomoea, trompillo, ivy-leaved morning glory)

9/1/2014 · New Mex­ico

Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet creeper, scarlet morning glory, star ipomoea, trompillo, ivy-leaved morning glory)

9/1/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (31 × 47 cm)

Range: Zones 6-10:

About this map...