Ipomoea imperati

Short description: Species of plant in the family Convolvulaceae

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.[1]

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

1. ↑ Cat. Pl. Cub. 203. 1866
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.
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

Wikidata ☰ Q138428 entry

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