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Moonflower, Big Root
Perennial vine from large tuber. Has attractive crinkled foliage and large pale pink flowers which bloom at night like moonflower.
Native To Yucatan
USDA Hardiness Zone 7-10
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Convolvulaceae – Morning-glory family
Genus Ipomoea L. – morning-glory
Species Ipomoea macrorhiza Michx. – largeroot morning-glory
Perennial vine from large tuber. Has attractive crinkled foliage and large pale pink flowers which bloom at night like moonflower.
Native To Yucatan
USDA Hardiness Zone 7-10
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Convolvulaceae – Morning-glory family
Genus Ipomoea L. – morning-glory
Species Ipomoea macrorhiza Michx. – largeroot morning-glory
