IPOMOEA SIMPLEX

This member of the Convolvulaceae family was given this name by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1794. It is found in South Africa and perhaps in Lesotho? It is growing in a well drained sandy soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter, although many write "large"? The entire plant to ten centimetres in height. The flowers are white, but can have pale green or pink stripes of perhaps be pale pink?. The generic name Ipomoea is derived from the Greek ἴψ, ἰπός; íps, ipós, meaning 'woodworm', and ὅμοιος; hómoios, meaning 'resembling'. It referring to their twining habit. The species name for the simple, grass-like leaves or the un-branched stem?. A drawing from 1846 by Walter Hood Fitch, showing pale pink flowers.