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Layered cutting of Ipomoea calobra with flower | |
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Ipomoea calobra W.Hill & F.Muell.
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Ipomoea calobra, commonly known in English as Weir Vine, is an Australian native plant [1]. It is found in northern Australia, largely Western Australia and Queensland [2].
The tubers of this species are edible, being an important source of food (bush tucker) for Indigenous Australians [citation needed].
It is a creeper growing up to 6 m high, with purple-blue-pink trumpet flowers from January to June. It occurs on undulating plains, dunes, and hardpans in red sandy & clayey soils, and pebbly loam [1].
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ipomoea calobra W.Hill & F.Muell. Weir Vine". FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium. 8 November 1996. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Occurrence records". The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH). Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
Category:Solanales of Australia Category:Bushfood Category:Australian Aboriginal bushcraft costata Category:Eudicots of Western Australia Category:Flora of the Northern Territory Category:Flora of Queensland