Forest Heart Local Native Plant Nursery

Identification Guide

Coastal morning glory (Ipomoea cairica)

• Leaves are alternate, hairless, 3-10cm long, 3-10cm wide, divided into 5 or 7 narrow lobes like fingers of a hand, borne on stalks (i.e. petioles) 2-6cm long

• Flowers are funnel-shaped, pink-lavender with deepercoloured throat, 3.5-6cm long, 6-8cm wide

• Seeds are dark brown to black, 5-6mm long

• Habitat: prefers coastal areas and common along riverbanks and foreshore areas.

Blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica)

• Vine with slender stems up to 7m long

• Leaves are dark green, broadly heart-shaped, 3–5 lobes, 4–17cm long, 3–16cm wide, on leafstalk 2–18cm long

• Flowers are striking blue-mauve, funnel-shaped, with groups of 3–12 petals fused to 8cm size, short-lived, readily replaced as they die

• Seeds are angular, blackish, to 4mm long

• Habitat: common along roadsides and forest edges.