Cotton Morningglory vs Wasserspinat

Ipomoea trifida compared with Ipomoea aquatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotton Morningglory	Wasserspinat
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Ipomoea	Ipomoea
Species	Ipomoea trifida	Ipomoea aquatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cotton Morningglory and Wasserspinat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Cotton Morningglory

LC — Least Concern

Wasserspinat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotton Morningglory	Wasserspinat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cotton Morningglory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Madagascar, and Taiwan.

Wasserspinat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Norway), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇹🇼 Taiwan