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Wild Potato Morning-glory (Ipomoea microdactyla)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Convolvulaceae
  • State: FL
  • Nature Serve ID: 160737
  • Lifeform: Vine
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 03/02/2023
Description:

Where is Wild Potato Morning-glory (Ipomoea microdactyla) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Wild Potato Morning-glory can be found in Florida

Which CPC Partners conserve Wild Potato Morning-glory (Ipomoea microdactyla)?

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Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley
  • 05/11/2023
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

According to a March 2023 extract of the Florida Plant Rescue Database, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Ipomoea microdactyla totalling approximately 277 seeds representing 18 maternal lines.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Ipomoea microdactyla
Authority Griseb.
Family Convolvulaceae
CPC Number 10716
ITIS 30783
USDA IPMI
Duration Perennial
Common Names Man-in-the-ground
Associated Scientific Names Ipomoea microdactyla
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Florida S2
Ecological Relationships

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