Cypress Vine

Cypress Vine

Ipomoea quamoclit L.

Convolvulaceae (Morningglory Family)

▲ ▼ twining vines on mature plant

▲ ▼ close-up of foliage and flowers

▲ foliage is finely-dissected, heart-haped leaf

▲ flowers and developing fruit capsules

▲ flower

Cypressvine: (not in Weeds of the Great Plains; not in Weeds of the Northeast)

summer annual vine with heart-shaped, but finely divided leaves--almost like only the main veins are present in leaves, not much tissue in between
flowers are 1-3 inches long, bright red, trumpet shaped--favored by hummingbirds
found in cultivated fields and waste areas
similar species: cardinal climber, has more tissue on deeply lobed leaves (fewer divisions) but similar flowers, growth habit and occurrences