Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Ipomoea imperati

beach morningglory
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

beach morningglory

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Ipomoea imperati

Familia:

Convolvulaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

vine

Tamaño:

Stems trail along the ground and can be very long.  But the plant is typically no taller than 0.5 ft .

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms spring-summer.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Groundcover in open, dry, sandy sites especially on dunes and the upper fringes of beaches.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Seed

Propagación:

By division or from seed.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Circum-neutral to calcarious

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Hummingbirds

Attracts insects, especially bees.

Hábitats nativos:

Beach dunes.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Poisonous if ingested.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Beach morningglory. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Ipomimpe ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Solis, J., N. Baisakh N, S.R. Brandt, A. Villordon, and D. La Bonte. (2016). Transcriptome Profiling of Beach Morning Glory ( Ipomoea imperati ) under Salinity and Its Comparative Analysis with Sweetpotato. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0147398. ( https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147398 ). Accessed 2026.

University of Hawai'i. (Undated). Native Plants Hawai'i: Ipomoea imperati. ( http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Ipomoea_imperati ). University of Hawai'i, Honolulu.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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