Ipomoea leptophylla

"Bush Morning Glory" redirects here. This can also refer to Ipomoea carnea.
Ipomoea leptophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: I. leptophylla
Binomial name
Ipomoea leptophylla
Torr.

Ipomoea leptophylla, the bush morning glory, bush moonflower or manroot, is a flowering plant species in the bindweed family, Convolvulaceae.


The Latin specific epithet leptophylla refers to leptophyllus -a -um fine- or slender-leaved.[1]

It belongs to the morning glory genus Ipomoea and is native to the warm temperate regions of western North America.

References

  1. ↑ D. Gledhill The Names of Plants, p. 245, at Google Books

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