Beach Morning Glory vs Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae compared with Ipomoea aquatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beach Morning Glory Swamp morning-glory
Kingdom same Plantae (पादप) Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा) Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order same Solanales (Solanales) Solanales (Solanales)
Family same Convolvulaceae Convolvulaceae
Genus same Ipomoea Ipomoea
Species Ipomoea pes-caprae Ipomoea aquatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Morning Glory and Swamp morning-glory share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Beach Morning Glory

LC — Least Concern

Swamp morning-glory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beach Morning Glory Swamp morning-glory
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Morning Glory

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Oceanian and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (Spain), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Swamp morning-glory

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).

Beach Morning Glory

The Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Oceanian and Palearctic realms.

Swamp morning-glory

No description available.

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