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Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.
man of the earth

       
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Photo of Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

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Synonyms:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

  IPPAR Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey. var. rubescens Choisy
 

Distribution:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

View 18 genera in Convolvulaceae, 68 species in Ipomoea
 

Classification:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Convolvulaceae – Morning-glory family
Genus Ipomoea L. – morning-glory
Species Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey. – man of the earth
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
wild potato-vine              Threatened
New York:
wild potato-vine              Endangered
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

The related entities italicized and indented above are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arizona:
Ipomoea
morning glory              Prohibited noxious weed1
Arkansas:
Ipomoea
morning glory              Noxious weed
 
1 all species except Ipomoea carnea, Mexican bush morning glory, I. triloba, three-lobed morning glory, and I. arborescens, morning glory tree
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

bigroot morningglory
man-of-the-earth
Ipomoea
morning glory

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC- FACU FACU FACU NO FAC- FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor           Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30786.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

Virginia: abstract & image

Wildflowers of Western Kentucky

 
 
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