Photo by Xero Sicyos, Llifle.com.
A flower with pale pink stripes by H.
Mtshali, Redlist.sanbi.org.
A wild plant by Matt Prinsloo,
Inaturalist.ca.
White flowers by Ilze Joubert,
Inaturalist.ca. |
Author: |
Carl Peter Thunberg, 1794 |
Family: |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
Origin: |
South Africa, Lesotho? |
Soil: |
Sandy - Mix |
Water: |
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
Height: |
10 Centimetres |
Flower: |
White (Pale Pink?) / Pale
Pink - Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names: |
Entire-Leaved Ipomoea, Dwarf
White Ipomoea, Simple-Stalked Ipomoea, Igonsi |
Synonyms: |
Ipomoea plantaginea,
Hallier f.
Convolvulus burmanni, Choisy.
Convolvulus plantagineus, Choisy.
Convolvulus simplex, Spreng. |
This member of the Convolvulaceae
family
was given this name by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1794. It is found in South Africa
and perhaps in Lesotho? It is growing in a well drained sandy soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter,
although many write "large"? The entire plant
to ten centimetres in height. The flowers are white, but can have pale green or
pink stripes of perhaps be pale pink?.
The
generic name Ipomoea is derived from the Greek ἴψ, ἰπός;
íps, ipós,
meaning 'woodworm', and ὅμοιος; hómoios,
meaning 'resembling'. It referring to their twining habit. The species
name for the simple, grass-like leaves or the un-branched stem?. |