Ipomoea capillacea
A non-twining species with the leaves palmately divided into filiform segments. Uncommon in the U.S., known in New Mexico only from the bootheel region in Hidalgo County, but becoming common to the south in Mexico.
Plant habit at Valle de los Monjes near Creel, Chihuahua, Mexico, 7 Sep 2009. Photographed on a trip with the American Penstemon Society.
A flower at Valle de los Monjes, 7 Sep 2009.
A flowering stem on the south side of Clanton Draw in the Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, 31 Aug 2008.
Immature fruit on the south side of Clanton Draw, 31 Aug 2008.
Plant habit in the Peloncillo Mountains, 31 Aug 2008.
A flower on the south side of Clanton Draw, Peloncillo Mountains, 31 Aug 2008.