NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Ipomoea coccinea [=Quamoclit coccinea]
Scarlet Creeper, Red Morning-glory, Redstar
Scientific Name: |
Ipomoea coccinea [=Quamoclit coccinea] |
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Genus: |
Ipomoea |
Species Epithet: |
coccinea |
Common Name: |
Scarlet Creeper, Red Morning-glory, Redstar |
Plant Type |
Herbaceous_Vine |
Life Cycle |
Annual (Herbs Only) |
Plant Family |
Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
0-1 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Red |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
August, September, October, November, December |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Fields, roadsides, thickets, streambanks. Fairly common to frequent in the NC Piedmont and most of the central and western Coastal Plain, but uncommon to infrequent in the mountains. Rare to absent in the eastern Coastal Plain. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Annual (Herbs Only) |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Not Assigned |
State Rank: |
S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
GNR: Unknown (*Key) |
Notes: |
Most references consider this species not native in the US, but Weakley (2018) states: 'Native distribution uncertain, but apparently native to the se. United States." NatureServe does not consider it as a native and does not bother to give a Global Rank at all (= GNR). |
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Heart-shaped (occasionally lobed) leaves, protruding stamens, and narrow, bristle-tipped sepals Historic Bethabara, Forsyth County NC
Lisa Lofland Gould |
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![The Scientific Name is Ipomoea coccinea [=Quamoclit coccinea]. You will likely hear them called Scarlet Creeper, Red Morning-glory, Redstar. This picture shows the Heart-shaped (occasionally lobed) leaves, protruding stamens, and narrow, bristle-tipped sepals of Ipomoea coccinea [=Quamoclit coccinea]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/Ipomoea_coccinea1.jpg "Heart-shaped (occasionally lobed) leaves, protruding stamens, and narrow, bristle-tipped sepals of Ipomoea coccinea [=Quamoclit coccinea]")
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