Ipomoea imperati

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
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

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.

  • 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. JSTOR 4298981.
  3. Ruizheng, Fang; Staples, George. "Ipomoea". Flora of China. 16. Retrieved 17 December 2019 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.


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