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Ipomoea sp.

Species category

Weed

Common name

morning-glory

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

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.

Shape

D-shaped wedge

Size

  • Length 4–5 mm
  • Width 3–4 mm
  • Thickness 2–2.5 mm

Color

Various

Texture

Rough

Other structures

Longitudinal hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 follows the rib.

Identification notes

All sides of the rib are large and minimize the rounded ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas 

AOSA examination list

Not included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Ipomoea spp.

Nomenclature

Family

Convolvulaceae

Valid name

Ipomoea L.

Ipomoea sp. Seeds with a longitudinal hilum that follows the rib.
Ipomoea sp. Seeds with a longitudinal hilum that follows the rib.