FIELD ID CHARACTERISTICS:
Leaves are somewhat variable, but still in a recognizable arrowhead type shape, distinct from most other native morning-glories. Flowers are also large. This is one of the few salt-tolerant morning glories in the state.
Description: Herbaceous vine, growing to about 3 m, sprawling over shrubs and herbaceous plants at margins of brackish and salt marshes.
Leaves: Triangular or arrowhead-shaped leaves with smooth margins.
Flowers/Fruit: Funnel-shaped flowers are medium pink with a darker center, and about 6 to 9 cm across. Fruits are large (2 to 3 cm) capsules. Flowers and fruits July to September.
Habit and Range: This is a coastal salinity-tolerant species found at the edges of brackish and salt marshes, maritime forests.
