''Ipomoea imperati'', the beach morning-glory (a name it shares with ''
Ipomoea pes-caprae''), is a species of flowering plant in the family
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulaceae (), commonly called the bindweed, bindweeds or morning glory, morning glories, is a Family (biology), family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species. These species are primarily herbaceous vines, but also include trees, sh ...
. Like ''Ipomoea pes-caprae'', its seeds
disperse by floating in seawater. It has been found on the sandy shores of every continent except Antarctica.
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''Ipomoea imperati'' and ''I. pes-caprae'' can be easily can be distinguished in that ''I. imperati'' has white flowers and ''I. pes-caprae'' usually has purple flowers.][ The leaves of ''I. imperati'' are more linear or lanceolate while those of ''I. pes-caprae'' tend to be more circular or ovate.][
It is considered an invasive species in some places.
]
References
imperati
Plants described in 1866
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