Jacquemontia tamnifolia
tie-vine, custervine, hairy clustervine, hairy cluster-vine
Family
Convolvulaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, ovate
Growth Form
forb, vine
Flower Color
blue, purple
Flower Petals
fused
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
1.0 - 2.0
Milky Sap
Yes
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FACU
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
0
Natural History
Grows on roadsides, stream beds and cultivated or disturbed ground throughout Louisiana and east Texas. It ranges throughout the southeastern United States.
Habitat
Cultivated fields and roadsides, stream beds, disturbed ground.