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Morning glory (also written as morning-glory [1]) is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics are in flux. Morning glory species belong to many genera , some of which are:
Ipomoea arborescens, the tree morning glory, is a rapidly-growing, semi-succulent flowering tree in the family Convolvulaceae. This tropical plant is mostly found in Mexico, and flowers in late autumn and winter. [2] Its common name in Nahuatl (native name in Mexico) is Cazahuatl or Cazahuate.
Ipomoea costata, commonly known as rock morning glory, is an Australian native plant. [2] It is found in northern Australia, from Western Australia, through the Northern Territory, to Queensland. [3] Its tubers provide a form of bush tucker to some Aboriginal peoples, known as bush potato, [4] or (to the Ngururrpa groups in WA), karnti. [5]
Ipomoea alba, known in English as tropical white morning glory, moonflower or moonvine, is a species of night-blooming morning glory, native to tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America, from Argentina to northern Mexico, Arizona, Florida [3] and the West Indies. [4]
It is a large and diverse group, with common names including morning glory, water convolvulus or water spinach, sweet potato, bindweed, moonflower, etc. [5] The genus occurs throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, and comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants, lianas, shrubs, and small trees; most of the species are ...
Convolvulus / k ə n ˈ v ɒ l v juː l ə s / [1] is a genus of about 200 [2] to 250 [3] [4] species of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae, [5] with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include bindweed and morning glory ; both are names shared with other closely related genera .
Ipomoea barbatisepala, commonly known as canyon morning glory, [1] is a species of morning glory. It is native to the Southwestern United States, where it has been found in New Mexico and Arizona ; [ 2 ] in these regions, its native range overlaps with the non-native range of the closely related Ipomoea hederacea . [ 3 ]
Red morning glory is an annual plant, so it can be grown as a climber over a fence to make a summertime screen and attract butterflies. Ipomoea × multifida is a hybrid between I. quamoclit (the cypress vine) and I. coccinea. The allotetraploid of this hybrid is Ipomoea sloteri. Both are known as cardinal climber.