Beach Morning Glory vs Mexican Morningglory

Ipomoea pes-caprae compared with Ipomoea coccinea

Key Differences

• Beach Morning Glory is Least Concern while Mexican Morningglory is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Morning Glory	Mexican Morningglory
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Solanales (ナス目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Ipomoea	Ipomoea
Species	Ipomoea pes-caprae	Ipomoea coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Morning Glory and Mexican Morningglory share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Beach Morning Glory

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Morningglory

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Morning Glory	Mexican Morningglory
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).

Mexican Morningglory

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.