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Morning glory

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Field Notes

Description:

Morning glory is a common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics is in flux. Morning glory species belong to many genera.

Habitat:

Most morning glory flowers curl up and close during the warm parts of the day, and are fully open in the morning, thus their name. On a cloudy day, the flower may last until night. The flowers usually start to fade a couple of hours before the petals start showing visible curling. They prefer full sun throughout the day and mesic soils. Some morning glories, such as Ipomoea muricata, are night blooming flowers.

Species ID Suggestions

common petunia

Petunia x atkinsiana

Morning glory

Comments (2)

Does anybody ever check these to update extremely obvious mis-identifications ?
This is a common petunia and not any species in the Family Convolvulaceae.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2011

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