Weed
lilacbell, purple moonflower
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.
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
with two flat sides
Light brown
Smooth
Large round hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is not parallel to seed axis.
Seeds are very large, brown, and smooth.
State Noxious Weed: Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Ipomoea spp.
Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea turbinata Lag.
Calonyction muricatum (L.) G. Don
Convolvulus muricatus L.
Ipomoea muricata (L.) Jacq.
Ipomoea petiolaris (Kunth) G. Don
