Convolvulaceae

Purple morning-glory

Ipomoea capillacea (Kunth) G.Don

Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea

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Purple morning-glory (Ipomoea capillacea) — FlowerPhoto: biped_cub, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Purple morning-glory

Synonyms

Convolvulus capillaceus Kunth
Diatrema muricata Raf.
Ipomoea aristulata M.Martens & Galeotti
Ipomoea armata Roem. & Schult.
Ipomoea muricata
Ipomoea muricata f. alba Woodson & Seibert
Ipomoea muricatisepala Matuda
Ipomoea pseudolinum Pittier
Leptocallis armata G.Don

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: biped_cub, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Liliana Ramírez-Freire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: José Belem Hernández Díaz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: RJ Baltierra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.