Tie Vine

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Family: Convolvulaceae

Plant Description: Perennial vine with trailing or climbing stems t0o 3 m or longer. Leaves 4-9 cm long, heart-shaped or 3-lobed. Corolla 3-4.5 cm long, purple-rose or rose-lavender, with darker throat.

Plant Trivia:

Field Identification:

Occurrence: Common in pastures, woods, stream bottoms, and waste places.

Bloom Period: April-December

Plant Use: Pest plant in cultivated fields.

Key to species of Ipomoea is found in Plants of the Texas Coastal Bend by Roy L . Leyman, Ruth O’Brien, and Tammy White.