Ipomoea plummerae
Family
CONVOLVULACEAE
Synonyms
IPOMOEA EGREGIA; IPOMOEA CUNEIFOLIA; POMOEA PLUMMERAE VAR. CUNEIFOLIA
Common Name
None
Distribution
"This is a Mexican (Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora) species reaching its northern limits in Arizona and New Mexico" (Austin 1990); New Mexico, Grant, Lincoln, Otero, San Miguel, Sierra, Socorro counties (Austin 1990); also Catron and Cibola counties (see below); Arizona; Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Yavapai counties (Austin 1991).
Habitat
Sedimentary outcrops and kipukas at El Malpais National Monument (pers. obs.); pinyon-juniper zone, on pale rather barren bedrock outcrop (Soreng & Spellenberg 1981).
Conservation Considerations
Add to L4 (Relatively common in New Mexico and throughout its range)
Important Literature
US Department of Agriculture. 1994. Plants of New Mexico-alphabetical listing. Soil Conservation Service, Information Resources Management Division, Fort Collins, CO.
Austin, D.F. 1990. Annotated checklist of New Mexican Convolvulaceae. Sida 14(2):273-286.
Austin, D.F. 1991. Annotated checklist of Arizona Convolvulaceae. Sida 14(3):443-457.
Austin, D.F. 1992. Rare Convolvulaceae in the Southwestern United States. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard., 1992, 79:8-16.
Information Compiled By
David Bleakly 1998
For distribution maps and more information, visit Natural Heritage New Mexico