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Railroad Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Photo by LivanEscudero
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Pantropic, native to Florida on beaches and dunes

Notes:

A.K.A. Beach Morning Glory. Here are some close ups of the flowers that I mentioned in this other spotting where you can see how the plant grows on the more pristine beaches and dunes of South Florida.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/533406040

Reference Links:

Floridata: Ipomoea pes-caprae

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Comments (2)
LivanEscudero
Yes Maria, this pictures were taken at around 10 AM. According to what I read, the flowers open late in the evening and are at their peek early in the morning with most folding by mid afternoon.
Maria dB
They are beautiful; do they mainly bloom in the morning like morning glories?

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Flowers of North America
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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PublishedJuly 29, 2014

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