Ipomoea lacunosa f. urpurata / Benibanamameasagao

Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Ipomoea lacunosa f. urpurata / Benibanamameasagao ベニバナマメアサガオ
Bloom time: Summer through Autumn

Family:	Convolvulaceae / Hirugaoka		Notes For Reference:-
			Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Ipomoea: Ipomoea lacunosa / Mameasagao Ipomoea lacunosa f. urpurata / Benibanamameasagao
		Ipomoea lacunosa f. urpurata / Benibanamameasagao ベニバナマメアサガオ

IIpomoea lacunosa f. urpurata is an annual herb introduced from North America. It is a light reddish-purple form of Ipomoea lacunosa, found on riversides or roadsides. Stems are vines that twine themselves around other vegetation and climb upwards. Leaves are alternate, each aperture in 3-5, in the shape of the heart, with long peduncles. Leaf axils bear funnel-shaped, light red-purple flowers approximately 3 cm in diameter. Bloom time: summer through autumn.

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