Ipomoea pes-caprae |
Ipomoea setosa |
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bayhops, beach morning glory, goat's foot |
Brazilian morning-glory |
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Habit | Perennials. | |
Stems | twining, ± setose. |
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Leaf | blades orbiculate or broadly ovate, usually 3–7-lobed, 100–200 × 100–200 mm overall, base cordate, lobes lanceolate to ovate, surfaces glabrous. |
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Peduncles | setose. |
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Flowers | nocturnal; sepals oblong, 10–14 mm, coriaceous, apex obtuse, abaxial surface setose; corolla lavender or pink, salverform, 60–90 mm, limb sometimes ± campanulate or rotate, 80–100 mm diam. |
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Ipomoea pes-caprae |
Ipomoea setosa |
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Phenology | Flowering Nov–Jan. | |
Habitat | Abandoned plantings, disturbed sites. | |
Elevation | 0–400 m. (0–1300 ft.) | |
Distribution |
tropical regions; original distribution unknown; now world-wide in subtropical and tropical climates
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FL; MS; TX; Mexico; Central America; South America [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Asia] |
Discussion | Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora). Subspecies pes-caprae in known from coastal and island shores around and in the Indian Ocean. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
The report of Ipomoea setosa from Mississippi has not been verified. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 14. | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea | Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea |
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Synonyms | Convolvulus pes-caprae | I. melanotricha |
Name authority | (Linnaeus) R. Brown: Observ. Congo, 58. (1818) | Ker Gawler: Bot. Reg. 4: plate 335. (1818) |
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