| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Southern Coastal Plain mostly; also Cabarrus, Iredell, Polk, and Jackson counties. An 1890 specimen from Raleigh, Wake County, does not state whether escaped or cultivated. Otherwise the first collection was from 1955 in Polk County. A specimen from Forsyth County was from a yard with other planted aliens.
Native of the Neotropics; in N.A. VT to southern Ont. and south to FL and TX; also CA. | |
| Abundance | Infrequent in the southern Coastal Plain, but rare farther westward. | |
| Habitat | Cropfields, fields, roadsides, longleaf pine sandhill, weed in shrub plantings. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting September-November. The flowers are one of the glories of the plant world, rivaling in intensity the red of Cardinal-flower (Lobelia cardinalis). | |
| Identification | This clambering vine is unmistakable, with its finely dissected leaves -- the segments are threadlike and parallel to each other -- and brilliant crimson trumpet-shaped flowers. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Synonyms include Quamoclit quamoclit.
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | UPL link |
