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Japanese Morning Glory🌸
Ipomoea nil
アサガオ
An annual vine native to tropical Asia, beloved in Japan since the Edo period. Flowers open in the morning and close by midday. The funnel-shaped flowers come in blue, purple, red, white, and other colors. A staple plant for elementary school science classes in Japan.
Identification Points
- ✓Funnel-shaped (trumpet-shaped) flowers
- ✓Flowers open in the morning and close around midday
- ✓Stems twine counterclockwise
- ✓Leaves are heart-shaped to 3-lobed
Habitat
Flower beds, fences, schools, roadsides
Season
July to October (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf dissection
Dissected
Leaf shape
Cordate
Growth form
Vine
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Petal count
5 petals
Petal fusion
Fused
Flower color
Blue
Flowering season
Summer
Habitat
Cultivated
Stipules
Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
5
Phylogenetic Positionヒルガオ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Solanales > Convolvulaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
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