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Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Photo by Muckpuk
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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)
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Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

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Comments (1)
Ron Kushner
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.

Spotted for Missions

Blue & Purple Holland (482km radius)
Mission
Call for the color purple - SouthEastern United States
Mission
Biology and Mathematics

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PublishedMarch 27, 2014

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