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Latin: Ipomoea coccinea (Quamoclit coccinea)
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Family: Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae)
Size: 0.5 in. wide, 1 in. long
Date: 8/18/2001
Other names: Star glory, scarlet morning glory,redstar
Notes: 17 species of Ipomoea in Arizona.
This plant is listed as a noxious weed by the state of Arizona.
Scarlet morningglory entry in the online edition of An Illustrated Guide to Arizona Weeds, Kittie F. Parker, University of Arizona Press.
This plant is found on the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch Working Check list of flora.
Scarlet Creeper plant profile on the USDA Plants server.