Brazilian morning-glory vs espinaca acuática

Ipomoea setosa compared with Ipomoea aquatica

Key Differences

• Brazilian morning-glory is Not Evaluated while espinaca acuática is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian morning-glory	espinaca acuática
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 setosa	Ipomoea aquatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian morning-glory and espinaca acuática share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Brazilian morning-glory

NE — Not Evaluated

espinaca acuática

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian morning-glory	espinaca acuática
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian morning-glory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

espinaca acuática

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).

Brazilian morning-glory

The Brazilian morning-glory (Ipomoea setosa) 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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States