Texas
Wildbuds

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

(Tievine)

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Ipomoea cordatotriloba, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6323

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Ipomoea cordatotriloba, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 8815

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Ipomoea cordatotriloba, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0576

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Ipomoea cordatotriloba, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 00418

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Ipomoea cordatotriloba, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6318

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Ipomoea cordatotriloba, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6320

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Ipomoea cordatotriloba, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0577

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Ipomoea cordatotriloba, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 00421

Scientific Name Ipomoea cordatotriloba (Ipomoea trichocarpa) USDA PLANTS Symbol IPCO8
Common Name Tievine, Purple Bindweed ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 503175
Family Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory) SEINet
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Description Habitat: Various types of soil in fields, pastures, thickets and disturbed areas.
Plant: Twining perennial vine, one to several feet long; generally considered a weed.
Leaves: Various-shaped leaves, including 3 to 5-lobed, 3/4 to 4 inches long nearly as wide, stalked and alternately-arranged.
Inflorescence: Rose-lavender flowers with darker center, 5 petals united into trumpet shape, up to about 2 inches across, openinging in morning and closing about mid-day.
Bloom Period: April to December.
References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist.
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Texas Status:
Introduced

Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County

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