Ipomoea leptophylla

Ipomoea leptophylla subsp. var.	Bush Morning Glory, Bush Moonflower
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Ipomoea leptophylla, the Bush Morning Glory or Bush Moonflower, is a flowering plant species in the bindweed family, Convolvulaceae.

It belongs to the morning glory genus Ipomoea and is native to the warm-temperate regions of western North America. A vernacular local name is "manroot", which otherwise usually refers to the gourd genus Marah.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ipomoea leptophylla, Torr. Bush Moonfloweb. St. 2-5 ft. high, with many slender, recurving branches: lvs. 2-4 in. long, entire: peduncle stout, 1-4-fld., usually shorter than the lvs.; corolla about 3 in. across, funnel- form, rose-pink, deepening to purple in the throat. Aug.-Oct. Dry plains, Neb. and Wyo., south to Texas and N. Mex. Plant World 7:5, 6.—This and the preceding species are adapted for very dry places because of the enormous tuberous rootstocks, which often weigh 100 pounds and extend into the subsoil for 4 ft. They sometimes thrive where no rain has fallen for 1-3 years. The plant is beautiful when in flower. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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