Ipomoea coccinea
redstar, mexican morningglory, red morningglory, starglory, wooly tidestromia, scarlet morningglory, redstar, scarlet creeper
Family
Convolvulaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
entire, dentate, lobed, sinuate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
cordate, ovate
Growth Form
vine
Flower Color
red
Flower Month
August - November
Height (meters)
0.1 - 3.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FAC
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
0
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
-1
Animal Use
The following information is for the genus Ipomoea: Animals that eat the seeds: Bobwhite quail, Gambel quail. Animals that eat the leaves: Cottontail rabbit (Martin et al. 1951).
Natural History
A cultivated vine that has become naturalized. The Acadians of south Louisiana call all morning-glories "liseron" (Holmes 1990).
Habitat
Cultivated and fallow fields, roadsides, and waste places.