Merremia dissecta (Ipomoea dissecta)
Family: Convolvulaceae
Plant Description: Fast growing deciduous perennial vine with trailing or twining stems to 3 m or longer. Leaves 6-13 cm wide, palmately divided or compound, 5-7 lobed, margined teeth, alternate. Corolla 3-4.5 cm long, white or slightly creamy, with purple throat. Flower radial, funnel shape and sweet scent (nutty-like). Fruit a brown, globose capsule subtended by dried sepals (looks like wood or dried plant).
Plant Trivia: “Woodvine” is named for the brown seed pod.
Field Identification: Dried fruit is large and resembles a brown flower.
Occurrence: Frequent on steam bottoms, coastal thickets, shell deposits, and waste places. Naive to he Southern U.S., Mexico, and S. America
Bloom Period: April-November
Plant Use: Attractive but will take over yard. Attracts butterflies and bees. Tuberous roots used as food source in some tropical regions
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