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Goat's Foot Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Description:

A fuchsia-colored Morning Glory vine growing down the beach.

Habitat:

Upper beach habitat, Nassau, Bahamas.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Beach Morning Glory or Goat's Foot
Ipomoea pes-caprae Ipomoea pes-caprae
Ron Kushner
Ron Kushner 10 years ago
Goat's Foot Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae


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5 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Thank you Adarsha and Thank you Ron for your ID confirmation!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

I dont know how many kinds of Morning glories are there!
Nice spottng!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Thank you Seema, it was an irresistible contrast!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Thank you Leanne for your help with this identification. I thought it might be a morning glorry of some kind and it is neat to know how salt resistant it is and that it's seeds float for dispersal.

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

the bright flower is in contrast with the sand

LaurenZarate
Spotted by
LaurenZarate

Nassau, Bahamas

Spotted on Sep 22, 2012
Submitted on Nov 18, 2012

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