Ipomoea cairica

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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 name: mile a minute vine, Cairo morningglory

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Ipomoea cairica at Archbold Biological Station:[1]

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura

Megachilidae: Megachile georgica

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.