Click on any image to open the slideshow
Ipomoea imperati
Beach morning-glory
Florida native
A frequent morning-glory of beaches mostly on the east coast of the peninsula and the central and western panhandle. Also in a few counties on the western coast of the Florida peninsula. The range includes the southeastern coastal states from Texas to North Carolina plus Pennsylvania.
This is a glabrous trailing vine that roots at the nodes. Leaves are elliptic and the rounded tips are notched. The axillary flowers have a white funnel-shaped corolla made up of five fused petals with a yellow throat. There are five stamens and the calyx is five-lobed. Flowers are typically 5cm (2 in.) across.
Ipomoea imperati is a member of the Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family.
Other species of the Ipomoea genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Ipomoea alba - MOONFLOWER
Ipomoea cairica - MILE A MINUTE VINE
Ipomoea cordatotriloba - COASTAL MORNING GLORY
Ipomoea hederacea - IVYLEAF MORNING-GLORY
Ipomoea hederifolia - SCARLETCREEPER
Ipomoea indica - OCEANBLUE MORNING-GLORY
Ipomoea lacunosa - WHITESTAR
Ipomoea pandurata - MAN-OF-THE-EARTH
Ipomoea pes-caprae var. brasiliensis - RAILROAD VINE
Ipomoea quamoclit - CYPRESSVINE
Ipomoea sagittata - SALTMARSH MORNING-GLORY
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
Wildflowers of the Southeastern United States profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: May 28, 2020
