Ipomoea quamoclite

Common Name(s): Cypress vine

Non-Native to Florida

This species appears on the following legally prohibited plant lists

Federal Noxious Weed List Florida Noxious Weed List Florida Prohibited Aquatic Plants List
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Ipomoea quamoclit is an annual, flowering vine that is present in the eastern half of North America (Kartesz, 1999).

Native to Mexico, cypress vine escaped cultivation and is now occasionally found in disturbed sites throughout Florida (Wunderlin, 2003). It blooms from summer to fall.

View the herbarium specimen image from the University of Florida Herbarium Digital Imaging Projects.