Ipomoea barbatisepala
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The leaves are glabrous and deeply lobed, alternating on the stem. The flowers are blue or rarely white with a yellow center, usually appearing on the plant from July to December. The fruit is a capsule containing several dark seeds. The plant can be distinguished from the similar Ipomoea hederacea and Ipomoea cardiophylla by the leaf shape; while I. cardiophylla has heart-shaped leaves and I. hederacea has three-pointed leaves, I. barbatisepala has multi-lobed leaves.
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