Ipomoea Imperati

Ipomoea imperati
	Spreading across a beach in Greece
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Ipomoea
Species:	I. imperati
Binomial name
	Ipomoea imperati; (Vahl) Griseb.

Short description: Species of plant in the family Convolvulaceae

Ipomoea imperati, the beach morning-glory (a name it shares with Ipomoea pes-caprae), is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae. Like Ipomoea pes-caprae, its seeds disperse by floating in seawater. It has been found on the sandy shores of every continent except Antarctica.^[2]

Ipomoea imperati and I. pes-caprae can be easily can be distinguished in that I. imperati has white flowers and I. pes-caprae usually has purple flowers.^[3] The leaves of I. imperati are more linear or lanceolate while those of I. pes-caprae tend to be more circular or ovate.^[3]

It is considered an invasive species in some places.^{[citation needed]}

Close-up of leaves and flower

References

↑ Cat. Pl. Cub. 203. 1866
↑ Lonard, R.I.; Judd, F.W. (1999). "The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands. Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb.". Journal of Coastal Research 15 (3): 645–652.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Ruizheng, Fang; Staples, George, "Ipomoea", Flora of China, 16, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=116482, retrieved 17 December 2019

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[1] Cat. Pl. Cub. 203. 1866

[lonard1999-2] Lonard, R.I.; Judd, F.W. (1999). "The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands. Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb.". Journal of Coastal Research 15 (3): 645–652.

[foc-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Ruizheng, Fang; Staples, George, "Ipomoea", Flora of China, 16, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=116482, retrieved 17 December 2019