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Loughmiller, Campbell and Lynn

Ipomoea hederifolia

Ipomoea hederifolia L.

Scarlet Creeper

Convolvulaceae (Morning-Glory Family)

Synonym(s): Ipomoea coccinea var. hederifolia

USDA Symbol: IPHE2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Vine
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Margin: Lobed
Fruit Type: Capsule , Caryopsis
Size Notes: Stems trailing to climbing, up to about 10 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MA , MS , NM , TX , VA , VT

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACU			FACU	FAC		UPL		UPL

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Ipomoea hederifolia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ipomoea hederifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ipomoea hederifolia

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