Summary ⁵

Ipomoea cairica is a species of morning glory which has many common names, including mile-a-minute vine, Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, coast morning glory and railroad creeper. This vining perennial has palmate leaves and large, showy white to lavender flowers. Each fruit matures at about 1 cm across and contains hairy seeds.

Description ⁶

Perennial herb, growing from a tuberous rootstock. A prostrate creeper or twining into other vegetation. Leaves palmate with 5 to 7 lobes.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jed Aplaca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jed Aplaca
2. (c) David Eickhoff, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5210209752_8637c518e2.jpg
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4. (c) Cooper, G.A., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10332127
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_cairica
6. (c) Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/30286428

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