Trans Pecos Morning Glory
Ipomoea cristulata
Photographed along Camp Creek, Maricopa Co., Arizona. 13 Sept. 2008.
VINE: Annual, herbaceous vine growing mostly in summer and fall after
summer rains. Thin, twining stems.
FLOWERS: Scarlet red tubes visited by hummingbirds. Blooming mostly July
through September.
LEAVES: Leaves are heart shaped with 3 to 5 lobes.
RANGE: Along the eastern boundary of the Sonoran Desert along mostly riparian washes and
canyons. Ranges eastward through Texas.
FRUIT: Dry capsules containing usually four large seeds.
UNARMED. Without spines or thorns.