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Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Photo by Muckpuk
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Gorgeous purple flower. Star shaped centre, attached to a crawler plant, covering a big stretch of beach.

Habitat:

On the beach near Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Species ID Suggestions

Beach Morning Glory or Beach Convulvulus

Calystegia soldanella (Convulvulus soldanella)

Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Comments (1)

I agree with Ipomoea pes-caprae as the leaf visible here: http://lh5.ggpht.com/Nrh7gsJLKh1hmgSrzLm8sNUyovPkrouOSp6QbxocYj_eaIhCzZTBexy9bYhgcP99DiIRKH9jtfr73fFVfsSc is consistent with I.pes-caprae but not Calystegia soldanella.

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