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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.
Like all morning glories, the plant entwines itself around structures, growing to a height of 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall. The leaves are heart-shaped and the stems are covered with brown hairs. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, predominantly blue to purple or white, and 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter. [5]
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.
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]
Ipomoea lacunosa, the whitestar, [1] white morning-glory [2] or pitted morning-glory, [3] [4] is a species that belongs to the genus Ipomoea. In this genus most members are commonly referred to as "morning glories". The name for the genus, Ipomoea, has roots in the Greek words ips and homoios, which translates to worm-like. This is a reference ...
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] It is also found in the west ...