Ipomoea leptophylla
- "Bush Morning Glory" redirects here. This can also refer to Ipomoea carnea.
| Ipomoea leptophylla | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Ipomoea |
| Species: | I. leptophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Ipomoea leptophylla Torr. | |
Ipomoea leptophylla, the bush morning glory, bush moonflower or manroot, is a flowering plant species in the bindweed family, Convolvulaceae.
The Latin specific epithet leptophylla refers to leptophyllus -a -um fine- or slender-leaved.[1]
It belongs to the morning glory genus Ipomoea and is native to the warm temperate regions of western North America.
References
- ↑ D. Gledhill The Names of Plants, p. 245, at Google Books
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