Morning glory
Ipomoea indica
family
Convolvulaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Common names
Morning glory, Blue morning glory, Blue dawn flower, Blue morning-glory, Common morning glory, Convolvulus, Lear's morning glory.
A showy twining climber or scrambling plant with hairy stems. Its alternately arranged leaves (5-18 cm long and 3.5-16 cm wide) are either heart-shaped or three-lobed. Its large funnel-shaped flowers (5-10 cm long and 7-10 cm across) are blue or bluish-purple in colour with pale pinkish centres. These flowers have long and narrow sepals (14-22 mm long) and are borne in clusters of two to twelve in the leaf forks. This species does not produce viable seed in Australia, and fruiting capsules are rarely seen here.
Impact
Impact
Blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica) is a significant environmental weed in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and an environmental weed in South Australia and Western Australia. It was also recently listed as a priority environmental weed in at least one Natural Resource Management region.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica) is a significant environmental weed in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and an environmental weed in South Australia and Western Australia. It was also recently listed as a priority environmental weed in at least one Natural Resource Management region.
