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20-September-2008 09:29:06 - Morning glory This article is about the plant. For other uses of this name see Morning glory disambiguation. Morning glory flower Morning glory flower An unopened spiral bud of a morning glory flower An unopened spiral bud of a morning glory flower Blue Star variety photographed in Haverhill, Massachusetts Blue Star variety photographed in Haverhill, Massachusetts Morning glory is a common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, belonging to the following genera: Calystegia Convolvulus Ipomoea Merremia Rivea As the name implies, morning glory flowers, which are funnel-shaped, open in the morning, allowing them to be pollinated by hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and other daytime insects and birds as well as Hawkmoth at dusk for longer blooming variants. The flower typically lasts for a single morning and dies in the afternoon. New flowers bloom each day. The flowers usually start to fade a couple of hours before the petals start showing visible curling. They prefer full sun throughout the day and mesic soils. In cultivation, most are treated as perennial plants in tropical areas and as annual plants in colder climates, but some species tolerate winter cold. Morning glories are a close relative of Moon flowers which open at night to be pollinated by moths. Contents 1 Cultivation 2 Culinary uses 2.1 Water spinach 3 Recreational use 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External links 7 Further reading Cultivation Ipomoea purpurea in Loganville, Georgia Ipomoea purpurea in Loganville, Georgia Morning glory is also called asagao in Japanese, a compound of æœ? asa morning and é¡” kao face. A rare brownish-coloured variant known as Danjuro is very popular. It was first known in China for its medicinal uses, due to the laxative properties of its seeds. It was introduced to the Japanese in the 9th century, and they were first to cultivate it as an ornament. During the Edo Period, it became a very popular ornamental flower. Aztec priests in Mexico were also known to use the plant's hallucinogenic properties. see Rivea corymbosa. Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations used the morning glory species Ipomoea alba to convert the latex from the Castilla elastica tree and also the guayule plant to produce bouncing rubber balls. The sulfur in the morning glory's juice served to vulcanize the rubber, a process pre-dating Charles Goodyear's discovery by at least 3,000 years.1 Because of their fast growth, twining habit, attractive flowers, and tolerance for poor, dry soils, some morning glories are excellent vines for creating summer shade on building walls when trellised, thus keeping the building cooler and reducing heating and cooling costs. Popular varieties in contemporary western cultivation include the Heavenly Blue, the moonflower, the cypress vine, and the cardinal climber. The cypress vine is a hybrid, with the cardinal climber as one parent. In some places such as Australian bushland morning glories develop thick roots and tend to grow in dense thickets. They can quickly spread by way of long creeping stems. By crowding out, blanketing and smothering other plants, morning glory has turned into a serious invasive weed problem. Culinary uses Water spinach Ipomoea aquatica, known as water spinach, water morning-glory, water convolvulus, Ong-Choy, Kang-kung, or swamp cabbage, is popularly used as a green vegetable especially in East and Southeast Asian cuisines. It is a Federal Noxious Weed, however, and technically it is illegal to grow, import, possess, or sell. See: USDA weed factsheet. As of 2005, the state of Texas has acknowledged that water spinach is a highly prized vegetable in many cultures and has allowed water spinach to be grown for personal comsumption. This is in part because water spinach is known to have been grown in Texas for more than fifteen years and has not yet escaped cultivation.2 The fact that it goes by so many names means that it easily slips through import inspections, and it is often available in Asian or specialty produce markets. Recreational use Main article: Ergine The seeds of many species of morning glory contain ergot alkaloids such as the hallucinogenic ergonovine and ergine LSA. Seeds of I. tricolor and I. corymbosa syn. R. corymbosa are used as hallucinogens. The seeds can produce similar effect to LSD when taken in the hundreds. Though the chemical LSA is illegal to possess in pure form, the seeds are found in many gardening stores, however, the seeds from gardening stores may be coated in some form of mild poison in order to prevent ingestion or methylmercury to retard spoilage.3 They should not be taken by people with a history of liver disorders or hepatitis. They should not be taken by pregnant women as they can cause uterine contraction which can lead to miscarriage. Individuals with a history of cardiovascular disease Heart attack, blood clot, and stroke or a family history of such problems, and the elderly should avoid consuming these seeds due to their vasoconstrictive effects.456 Gallery Blue Morning Glories A fully open blue and purple morning glory A fully open pink morning glory Side view of a partially curled morning glory in early afternoon The top of partially curled morning glory in early afternoon The leaves of a morning glory Opening Blue Morning Glory Close-up of a morning glory flower Close-up of an Ipomoea lacunosa, Morning Glory References ^ Rubber processed in ancient Mesoamerica, MIT researchers find - MIT News Office. ^ http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/Texasregister/html/2005/jun-24/adopted/31.NATURAL%20RESOURCES%20AND%20CONSERVATION.html ^ Johnson, Timothy 1999. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. CRC Press, 431. ISBN 084931187X. ^ A '60s Buzz Recycled - washingtonpost.com. ^ The Washington Post takes another bad drug trip. - By Jack Shafer - Slate Magazine. ^ DrugScope. External links Look up morning glory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Erowid Morning Glory Vault - section from Erowid's vast reference site. Further reading Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. 2007. Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 0-89672-614-2 v d e Psychedelic lysergamides AL-LAD ALD-52 BU-LAD CYP-LAD Diallyllysergamide DAM-57 Ergonovine ETH-LAD LAE-32 LSD LPD-824 LSM-775 D-Lysergic acid N-α-hydroxyethylamide Methylergonovine MLD-41 PARGY-LAD PRO-LAD Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Morning_glory Categories: Convolvulaceae | Herbal and fungal hallucinogens | Natural sources of lysergamides Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Deutsch Français 日本語 Português РуÑ?Ñ?кий ä¸æ–‡ This page was last modified on 11 August 2008, at 00:18
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