CONVOLVULACEAE

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

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flowers--what kind of symmetry is present in these flowers? flower closeup--this type of corolla is described as plicate because of the pleats (folds) present in the corolla lobe.  Do you see the stigma in the center?
flower in side view--find the sepals leaf--do you see why the specific epithet in this species is "cordatotriloba"?  In this species, the leaves can vary tremendously, from deeply lobed...

...to shallowly lobed... ...to not lobed at all!
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based on these stems, what is the habit of this species? กก

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