Beach moonflower vs Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea violacea compared with Ipomoea cairica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach moonflower	Mile a minute vine
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 violacea	Ipomoea cairica

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach moonflower and Mile a minute vine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Beach moonflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach moonflower	Mile a minute vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach moonflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Slovakia), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Mile a minute vine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Cuba, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Beach moonflower

The Beach moonflower (Ipomoea violacea) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States