Ipomoea coccinea
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Photos, Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Ipomoea coccinea |
| Common name: | redstar, scarlet creeper |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Growth type: | vine; forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | to 10' |
| Foliage: | alternate, petiolate, cordate, ovate, either entire or coarsely toothed |
| Flower: | red and orange red, tubular with round seed capsules |
| Flowering time: | July to october |
| Habitat: | low moist ground, thickets, railroads, roadsides, thickets |
| Range in New Jersey: | inner coastal plain and Cape May |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Nectar source for butterflies. It can be aggressive in certain environments and is native to tropical America. |