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Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District Common Morning
Glory (Tall
Morning-glory) The
non-native (South Am.) Common Morning Glory is common in our area. It prefers full sunlight and moist to slightly dry
conditions. Habitats include fields, roadsides and waste
areas. This vine is
a summer annual that can grow to 10' long and climb
fences and adjacent vegetation. It has alternate, untoothed, heart-shaped
leaves up to 4" long and 3½" across. Cymes of 1-5 flowers occur at the axils of
some leaves. The pedicels of
the flowers are up to 4" long. Each purple, blue, pink or white,
funnel-form flower is 2–3½" across and about as long. Each flower
Common Morning Glory along Budd Road August 28, 2013
Common Morning Glory along Budd Road August 28, 2013
Common Morning Glory along Budd Rd
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