Bigroot Morningglory
Bigroot Morningglory
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey.
Convolvulaceae (Morningglory Family)
▲ ▼ young shoots from tuberous & creeping roots often emerge dark red in spring
▲ young leaf
▲ ▼ maturing, twining vines
▲ ▼ smooth leaves, often with reddish stems; sometimes leaf-veins are reddish, too
▲ flowers are white with deep magenta centers, and large, wrinkled calyx at base of flower
▲ large, leafy, crinkly bracts (calyx) surround base of flowers, and developing capsules
▲ fruit
Bigroot morningglory
- perennial vining weed with a large tuberous rootstock
- produces white flowers; reproduces by seed and creeping roots
- found in cultivated fields and waste areas
- also called wild sweet potato