Friday, October 10, 2014

Clustervine (Jacquemontia tamnifolia)



September 22nd, 2014 
Clustervine (Jacquemontia tamnifolia)
Walton County, Georgia

Clustervine is also called Jacquemontia , Smallflower Morning Glory, Hairy Clustervine. It’s not native to the Southeastern U. S. Until now, Jasper County was the northernmost county in Georgia in which I’d seen this plant – although it has been documented in several counties in north Georgia including Morgan and Clark counties. It’s the first time I’ve seen it in bloom.

2 comments:

Ellen Honeycutt said...

Great pictures of this species. It is always such a surprise to find this when it blooms and it has puzzled many a person.

JSK said...

I almost missed this one and it took me a few seconds to remember what it was. It took me a lot longer to identify it the first time I saw it bloom). I was delighted to find it in bloom since I had never seen the blooms.
As a footnote, when I rode past today, the plant was gone; someone had mowed the shoulder.