Cotton Morning Glory vs Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cordatotriloba compared with Ipomoea cairica

Key Differences

• Cotton Morning Glory is Least Concern while Mile a minute vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotton Morning Glory	Mile a minute vine
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 cordatotriloba	Ipomoea cairica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cotton Morning Glory and Mile a minute vine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Cotton Morning Glory

LC — Least Concern

Mile a minute vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotton Morning Glory	Mile a minute vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cotton Morning Glory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, China, and 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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia