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Seaside morning glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Description:

Purplish viney stems can spread for as much as 60 feet or more across bare sand, rooting at the stem nodes. Flowers are single or few-clustered, rose-purple, tubular, morning glory type, spreading to 3 in. across.

Habitat:

Sandy beach.

Notes:

They are excellent shore stabilizers.

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Christiansted, Virgin Islands of the United States, USA

Lat: 17.75, Long: -64.70

Spotted on Jun 18, 2012
Submitted on Jun 27, 2012

Reference

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