Aiea Morning Glory vs Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea grandifolia compared with Ipomoea pes-caprae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aiea Morning Glory	Beach Morning Glory
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Ipomoea	Ipomoea
Species	Ipomoea grandifolia	Ipomoea pes-caprae

Evolutionary Relationship

Aiea Morning Glory and Beach Morning Glory share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Aiea Morning Glory

LC — Least Concern

Beach Morning Glory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aiea Morning Glory	Beach Morning Glory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aiea Morning Glory

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Beach Morning Glory

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Oceanian and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (Spain), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Aiea Morning Glory

The Aiea Morning Glory (Ipomoea grandifolia) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Beach Morning Glory

The Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Oceanian and Palearctic realms.