ID needed for vine with heart shaped leaves small red flower

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    GAPeaches New Member

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    This plant appeared in my garden in August. It winds itself around my black and blue salvia. What is it?
     

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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    Morning glory, Ipomoea. Maybe Ipomoea coccinea is the one most likely to show up where it wasn't deliberately planted, but there are other Ipomoea species and look-alikes with flowers like this. It's on many invasive plant lists.
     
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    Thank you. This does fit the plant in my garden.

    Common Names:
    Red morningglory, Scarlet Morningglory, Scarlet Creeper, Star Glory.
    Family: Convolvulaceae
    Synonymy: Quamoclit coccinea Moench.
    Etymology: The epithet coccinea refers to the scarlet-colored flowers of this creeping vine.

    Identification
    Growth form:
    Red Morningglory is a twining annual vine.
    Roots: fibrous root system
    Stem: Stems are hairless, red, and ridged.
    Leaves: Leaves are alternate, on petioles 1-4 inches long. Can be lobed or un-lobed with a heart-shaped base, 1.5-2.5 inches long, apex is pointed.
    Inflorescence/flowers: Flowers are scarlet-red and narrowly trumpet shaped, 1-1.5 inches long. Two to several flowers are born on a 3-5 inch stalk arising from leaf axils.
    Fruit: The fruit consists of globe-shaped seedpods. Seeds are 1/8 inch long, egg-shaped but angular and are blackish in color. There are 4-6 seed per seedpod.
    Similar species: Red morningglory is very similar many morningglory species including, Ipomoea purpurea.

    Ecology
    Life history:
    Annual.
    Native/introduced: Native to the southwestern U.S. and tropical America.
    Photosynthetic pathway: C3
    Phenology: Ipomoea coccinea is flowering from May-October in Northern Arizona.
    Distribution: Found in all counties in Arizona except Apache from 2500-6000 feet.

    Georgia Invasive Species Plant List: Category 4 - Exotic plant that is naturalized in Georgia but generally does not pose a problem in Georgia natural areas or a potentially invasive plant in need of additional information to determine its true status.
     

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