cheveux de Venus vs Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea quamoclit compared with Ipomoea obscura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cheveux de Venus	Obscure morning-glory
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 quamoclit	Ipomoea obscura

Evolutionary Relationship

cheveux de Venus and Obscure morning-glory share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

cheveux de Venus

NE — Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cheveux de Venus	Obscure morning-glory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheveux de Venus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Obscure morning-glory

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Solomon Islands).

cheveux de Venus

The Cardinal-climber (Ipomoea quamoclit) 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 11 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States