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| Yellow-orange Ipomoea aurantiaca |
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| Red Ipomoea hederifolia |
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| Salmon Operculina pteripes |
Picture Key to the Morning Glories of Monteverde, Costa RicaConvolvulaceaeWilliam A. Haber |
Pick the flower color that best matches your plant, then click on the link or check the species description below. |
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Ipomoea aurantiacaCorolla yellow-orange, 4 cm diameter, calyx sticky, glabrous, dry rocky ridges on Pacific slope at 900-1200 m, flowers in September, uncommon. Ipomoea hederifoliaCorolla red, 2 cm diameter, 3-4 cm long, calyx lobes long and slender, lowlands to 500m on Pacific slope, uncommon. Operculina pteripesCorolla salmon, 6 cm diameter, calyx glabrous, high-climbing liana, Pacific lowlands to about 500 m, very locally distributed. |
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Images and text copyright © 2001-2006 by William A. Haber, http://efg.cs.umb.edu/ |