Ipomoea cardiophylla
A plant of moist arroyos & canyons. Distinguished from other Ipomoea most readily by the warty-papillose sepals and inflated, similarly papillose pedicels. Moderately widespread but uncommon throughout much of its range--except perhaps in wet years.
A flower at Aguirre Spring in the Organ Mts., 9/25/06.
Sepals at Aguirre Spring, 9/25/06.
A cauline leaf & flowers in various stages of collapse, Aguirre Spring, 9/25/06.
A flower & buds at Aguirre Spring, 9/25/06.
Immature fruit near La Cueva on the west side of the Organ Mountains, 21 Sep 2007.
Seeds.