Ipomoea purpurea
Common morning glory
Convolvulaceae
Native to Mexico and central America
Field notes: Found in Delaware county Ohio, Delaware. 9/15/2014. Cultivated garden.
Morning glory is a climbing vine. The stem is often hairy, the leaves are cordate and the flowers are trumpet shaped and can be a variety of colors.
Aster shortii
Short’s aster
Asteraceae
Native
Field notes: Found in Delaware county Ohio, Delaware. 9/15/2014. Cultivated garden.
Impatiens capensis
Spotted jewelweed
Balsaminaceae
Native
Field notes: Found in Delaware county Ohio, Delaware. 9/15/2014. Mesic forest
I believe we came across a jewelweed, or touch-me-not, at Cedar Bog! The seeds can explode out of the seed pods when touched. It is difficult to see the leaves in this picture, but they appear to be alternate with serrate leaflets.
I enjoyed your post on the Morning Glory. The cordate leaves with the trumpet style flower are both very telling characteristics. I like the purple spots seen on the white petals, and I did not know this was a vine plant. Thanks for sharing!
Jewelweed is probably one of my favorite native plants. The flowers are so unique and the Orange really pops in the sea of shrubby greenery. I go backpacking a lot and if I find Jewelweed I always grind up the roots and leaves and make a sort of gooey tea for everyone to put on poison ivy/mosquito bites/cuts and scrapes. It reduces swelling and redness every time!
I have a morning glory growing on my fence in the back yard, and my plant has both white and purple flowers (excellent example of some Mendelian genetics). The seeds are small, triangular shaped, and very hard that germinate in late spring. Some people say that the seeds, when consumed in large quantities, have the same effects as LSD.