Cotton Morningglory vs Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea trifida compared with Ipomoea tiliacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotton Morningglory	Wild Potato Vine
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 trifida	Ipomoea tiliacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Cotton Morningglory and Wild Potato Vine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Cotton Morningglory

LC — Least Concern

Wild Potato Vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotton Morningglory	Wild Potato Vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cotton Morningglory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Madagascar, and Taiwan.

Wild Potato Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Sao Tome and Principe.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia