()S0 I'LANT LIKK (»K AI.A HAM A. 



loomoea acetosaefolia (N'alili ix'ociii. \ Schiilt. Syst. 4 : 24(5. IXIM. 



\VHITK-I(I,()<>M1N<; - KASIDK MOHNINti (Jl-ORY. 



(on roll- II I II 8 acetoHaefoHiiH Valil, Kd. Am. 1 : IH. 17!)0. 

 r. oblHsilohiiH Mi«lix. V\. Hor. Am. 1 : 13!*. 1K(«. 



liatalaH inciostnfoliiin and />'. liltoriilix ('hois. ('(Hivolv. ICar. 121. 1838. 

 CoiirolriiliiH lilloralia I Hctiii-li, Syn. IM. 1 : (i7.5. 1S3'J. 



Ell. Sk. 1:2.'.2. Chap. Fl. 311. (irav, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2. pt. 1 :211. Coulter, Contr. 

 Nat. llcrl>. 2 : 2!»0. Giist-b. Fl. IJrit. W.'liid." 471. 



WksT IxDIKS to liKAZII.. 



Lonisianiaii area. Seacoast of South C'arolina'to Florida, west to Texas. 



Ai.Ait.xMA: Littoral region. dniu'S of driftin>^ saixl neaithe surf. Haldwiii County, 

 Joscphiui', I'erdido Hay. Moldle County, Dauphin Island. Flowers white; .luly, 

 Au<;ust. Not fre(|U('nt. Cr(ti)in<i;, stems 3 to 4 feet long, the. slender creejiing roots 

 deeply huricd in the sand i'creunial. 



Type locality not a.sccrtained. 



Herli. ( Jeol. 8urv. Herb. Mohr. 



Ipomoea jalapa I'lirsh, FL Am. Sept. 1:14(). 1811. Falsk .Jalap, 



('otirolriiliis jaliijKi L. Mant. 1:43. 1767. 



Ipomota macrorhiza Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: Ml. 1S03. 



/. micliaitxii Sweet, llort. Lond. 288. 1818. 



Ell. Sk. 1: 2r.3. Cha)). Fl. 343. (Jray, Syn. Fl. 2, pt. 1:211. C"oultor, Contr. Nat. 

 Herb. 2 : 2;i0. (Jriseb. Fl. Brit. W. lud. 469. 



Jamaica, Mkxko to I?ra/.ii,. 



Louisianian area. South Carolina to Florida and Texas. 



Ai.ahama: Coast plain. Mobile County. Fre(|uently cultivated, rarely escaped 

 to waste places and hedge rows. Ap))arently not indigenous. Flowers jiiuk ; August. 

 A strong climber from a huge and ])ondeious root. I'ereunial. 



Economic uses: Ornamental climl)er. 



Type locality: "Near the sea shore of Ceorgia and Florida." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. 



Ipomoea paiidurata (L.) Meyer, Prim. Fl. Essequ. 100. 1818. 



Wild Potato. Common White Bindweed. 



('ouvolriiliis panditratiiH L. Sp. PL 1: 153. 17.")3. 



Ell. Sk. 1:254. (jray, Man. ed. 6, 369. Chap. Fl. 343. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 

 1 : 211. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 290. Griseb. FL Krit. W. Ind. 468. 



West Indies, Mexico to Brazil. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Ontario; southern New York west to Michigan 

 and Missouri, south to the Gulf, and from Florida to Texas and Arkansas. 



Alabama: Throughout the State in the A^alley lands. Most abundant south of 

 the Cential Pine belt to the Coast plain. In light warm soil, tields, pastures. 

 Flowers white, with a dark purple 8i)ot in center; .Inly, August. Seeds ripe August 

 to October, ^!any stems, from a large Ih^shy tuberous loot; most troublesome weed 

 in the rich agricultural lands. I'ereunial. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Virgiuiae arenosis." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Ipomoea sagittata Poir. Voy. Barb. 2 : 122. 1789. AuKow-LKAr Morning Gloky. 



CoiivolriiliiH speciosns Walt. Fl. Car. 93. 1788. 



C. nagiitifoliiix Michx. Fl. Hor. Am. 1 : 13S. 1803. 



Ell. Sk. 1:2.54. Chap, Fl. 344. Gray, Syn. FL N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 212. Coulter, Contr. 

 Nat. Herb. 2 : 290. 



Cl'ra, Spain, North America. 



Louisianian area. Coast of North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas. 



Alabama: Coast plain. Littoral region. Slightly brackish and salt niarsaes. 

 Mobile County, river marshes; Dauphin Island and West Fowl River salt marshes. 

 Baldwin County, Point Clear. Flowers bright pink to light purple, closing early 

 in the forenoon; July, August; Irequent. Twining around tall marsh weeds. 

 Perennial. 



Type locality not ascertained. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Ipomoea lacuuosa L. Sp. PL 1: 161. 1753. White Star Ipomoea. 



Ell. Sk. 1:2.59. Gray, Man. ed. 6, .369. Chap. FL 343. Grav, Syn. FL N. A. 2. pt. 

 1:213. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:291. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio Valley, Missouri 

 and Arkansas, south to Florida aud along the Gulf to Texas. 



