Flower
tropical white morning-glory
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
OvateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.
with two flat sides
Light brown
Smooth
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is large and circular with its axis perpendicular to seed axis.
This species has very large seeds. The two flat sides are somewhat indented. Seed tends to be ovateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest. rather than obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
since the basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end is larger.
State Noxious Weed: Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Ipomoea spp.
Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea alba L.
Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House
Ipomoea bona-nox L.
