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Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Description:

Gorgeous purple flower. Star shaped centre, attached to a crawler plant, covering a big stretch of beach.

Habitat:

On the beach near Cairns, Queensland, Australia

2 Species ID Suggestions

Beach Morning Glory or Beach Convulvulus
Calystegia soldanella (Convulvulus soldanella)
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae Ipomoea pes-caprae


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1 Comment

Ron Kushner
Ron Kushner 9 years ago

I agree with Ipomoea pes-caprae as the leaf visible here:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/Nrh7gsJLKh1hmgSrzLm...

is consistent with I.pes-caprae but not Calystegia soldanella.

Muckpuk
Spotted by
Muckpuk

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Mar 26, 2014
Submitted on Mar 27, 2014

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