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| name = Ipomoea cairica
 
| name = Ipomoea cairica
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| image_caption =Photo by Craig Huegel, [http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Default.aspx  Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants]
 
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
 
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Ipomoea cairica'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Ipomoea cairica'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
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Common names: Mile-a-minute vine, Cairo morning glory
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==Taxonomic notes==
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Synonyms: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
 
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mile a minute vine
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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This plant is a native of Africa. In the United States, it is found in Alabama and Florida.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
===Seed dispersal===
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It has been observed flowering in May.<ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 12 DEC 2016</ref>
===Seed bank and germination===
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===Pollination===
 
===Pollination===
Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on ''Ipomoea cairica'':
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Ipomoea cairica'' at Archbold Biological Station:<ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>
  
Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens
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Halictidae: ''Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura''
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Megachilidae:  ''Megachile georgica''
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Halictidae: Augochlora pura
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
Megachilidae: Megachile georgica
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==Cultural use==
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==Photo Gallery==
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File: Ipom_cairi5_BettyWargo-AtlasOfFLPlants.jpg | <center> Vine and flowers of ''Ipomoea cairica'' <p> Photo by Betty Wargo, [http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Default.aspx  Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants] </p>
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===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
 
===Diseases and parasites===
 
==Conservation and Management==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
 
==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==

Latest revision as of 11:27, 13 July 2022

Ipomoea cairica
Ipom cairi.jpg
Photo by Craig Huegel, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: I. cairica
Binomial name
Ipomoea cairica
(L.) Sweet
Ipom cair dist.jpg
Natural range of Ipomoea cairica from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Mile-a-minute vine, Cairo morning glory

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: none.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

Distribution

This plant is a native of Africa. In the United States, it is found in Alabama and Florida.[1]

Ecology

Phenology

It has been observed flowering in May.[2]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Ipomoea cairica at Archbold Biological Station:[3]

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura

Megachilidae: Megachile georgica

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 12 DEC 2016
  3. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.