Ipomoea sagittata

salt-marsh morning-glory, saltmarsh morningglory
Family

Convolvulaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

entire

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

lanceolate, deltoid, ovate, sagittate

Growth Form

forb, vine

Flower Color

blue, pink, purple, red

Flower Month

April - October

Height (meters)

0.1 - 3.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Growing Season

Warm season


Wetland Class

FACW

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

8

Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

6

Field Characters

Heart-shaped leaves and rounded lobes. Not hairy.

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

Found growing in sandy and muck soils on beaches, dunes, coastal marshes and coastal prairies along gulf coast. Usually thought of as a marsh species, salt marsh morning-glory is quite common in Louisiana's prairie remnants. It ranges from Texas to Florida and the West Indies. The Acadians of south Louisiana call all morning-glories "liseron" (Holmes 1990).

Habitat

Moist sandy margins of brackish marshes, beaches and dunes along Gulf coast.