Author | (Jacquin) A.R. Simões & Staples | |
Distribution | Escaped to a few places, mainly to a skate park in Wilmington (New Hanover County).
Native to the Neotropics, possibly as far north as FL and southern TX. | |
Abundance | Very rare. | |
Habitat | Disturbed areas. | |
Phenology | Flowers and fruits from May into September. | |
Identification | It has very large white flowers, like several Ipomoea species. See Weakley (2022) for separation features. | |
Taxonomic Comments | Most often named as Merremia dissecta.
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Other Common Name(s) | Alamo Vine | |
State Rank | SE | |
Global Rank | G5 | |
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