Convolvulaceae
Slender dwarf morning-glory
Evolvulus alsinoides
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Evolvulus
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Common names
By language (10)
- Amharic
- እሪራዮ
- Chinese
- 土丁桂, 暴臭蛇, 毛将军, 毛辣花, 烟油花, 白头妹, 白毛将, 白鸽草
- dag
- Kalifi maalam
- English
- Slender dwarf morning-glory
- ff
- Ndottiyel
- Japanese
- アサガオガラクサ
- Kannada
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಕಾಂತಿ
- Malayalam
- വിഷ്ണുക്രാന്തി
- Tamil
- விட்ணுகிராந்தி
- Thai
- ใบต่อก้าน
Synonyms
- Breweria alsinoides (L.) Merr.
- Convolvulus alsinoides L.
- Convolvulus fugacissimus Hochst. ex Choisy
- Convolvulus linifolius L.
- Convolvulus valerianoides Blanco
- Evolvulus acapulcensis Willd. ex Schult.
- Evolvulus adscendens House
- Evolvulus albiflorus M.Martens & Galeotti
- Evolvulus alsinodes f. heterotrichus Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinodes var. normalis Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. albiflorus Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. coeruleus Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. lactiflorus Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. lactiflorus Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. viridis Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. acapulcensis (Willd. ex Schult.) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. adscendens (House) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. alsinoides
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. angustifolius Torr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. argenteus (R.Br.) Domin
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. choisyanus Meisn.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. debilis (Kunth) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens (R.Br.) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. erecta Schweinf.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. glaber Baker
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. grisebachianus Meisn.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. hirsutus (Lam.) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. hirticaulis Torr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. javanicus (Blume) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. linifolius Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. linnaeanus Meisn.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. philippinensis Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. procumbens Schweinf.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. sericeus Benth.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. typicus Domin
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. villosicalyx Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. villosissimus Fenzl ex Hallier f.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. wallichii Ooststr.
- Evolvulus angustifolius Roxb.
- Evolvulus argenteus R.Br.
and 29 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos

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Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.