Ipomoea leptophylla

Ipomoea leptophylla, the bush morning glory, bush moonflower or manroot, is a flowering plant species in the bindweed family, Convolvulaceae.

Ipomoea leptophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species:
I. leptophylla
Binomial name
Ipomoea leptophylla
Torr.

The Latin specific epithet leptophylla refers to leptophyllus -a -um fine- or slender-leaved.[1]

It belongs to the morning glory genus Ipomoea and is native to the warm temperate regions of western North America.

References

  1. D. Gledhill The Names of Plants, p. 245, at Google Books

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