Pitted Morningglory

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Cotyledons.  Key characteristics: deeply cut to approximately a 90 degree angle, pointed.

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Vegetative plants.  Key characteristics: leaves have a tapering, narrow tip, are hairless or nearly so.  Often the leaf margins are tinged purple.

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Flower.  Key characteristics: white and smaller than other mornigglory species.

  

Seed.  Seed are 3-sided with 2 flattened sides and one round side.  Color is brownish black and the length is 3.0 to 4.0 mm.

Life cycle: summer annual.