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Crestrib morning-glory

Ipomoea costellata

Crestrib morning-glory
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0
Family
Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)
Grows as
Annual
Water
Drought tolerant
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Arizona to W. & S. Texas and Guatemala
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Ipomoea costellata, sometimes called crestrib morning-glory, is a species of annual plant belonging to the Family Convolvulaceae

Where it grows

In the US, Ipomoea costellata is native only to the southestern states of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Mainly it's a Mexican extentending south into Guatemala and Honduras, and is introduced in Venezuela in South America.

Other Ipomoea plants

Ipomoea abrupta · Ipomoea aequatoriensis · Tropical white morning-glory · Redcenter morning-glory · Swamp morning-glory · Tree morning glory · Aristolochia Leaved Morning Glory · Ginger-leaf morning-glory · Ipomoea aurantiaca · Canyon morning-glory · Sweet potato · Ipomoea batatoides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ipomoea costellata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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