Convolvulaceae
Mile a minute vine
Ipomoea cairica
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- شب النهار, ايبوميا, زاحف سكة الحديد, ايبومية
- arz
- شب النهار
- Chinese
- 五爪金龍, 五爪金龙, 槭葉牽牛, 上竹龙, 五叶藤, 五爪金龙花, 五爪龍, 五爪龙
- Dutch
- Kairowinde
- English
- Mile a minute vine
- Finnish
- Kaironpäivänsini
- Hebrew
- לפופית כפנית
- Japanese
- モミジヒルガオ, タイワンアサガオ, モミジバアサガオ, モミジバヒルガオ
- lah
- نیلی ویل
- Malayalam
- ഉദയമലരി
- nan
- Chhiok-hio̍h-khan-gû, Hoan-á-tîⁿ
- Swedish
- Kairopraktvinda
- Thai
- ผักบุ้งรั้ว
- Tongan
- Maileminiti
- Vietnamese
- Bìm cảnh
Synonyms
- Batatas cavanillesii (Schult.) G.Don
- Batatas pulchella (Roth) Bojer
- Batatas senegalensis (Lam.) G.Don
- Convolvulus bellus Spreng.
- Convolvulus cairicus L.
- Convolvulus cavanillesii Spreng.
- Convolvulus limphaticus Vell.
- Convolvulus lupulifolia Griff.
- Convolvulus quinquelobus Vahl
- Convolvulus tuberculatus Desr.
- Convolvulus vittatus Zipp. ex Span.
- Exocroa egyptiaca Raf.
- Ipomoea bouvetii Duchass. & Walp.
- Ipomoea buaralap Montrouz.
- Ipomoea caerica var. obtusata Hoehne
- Ipomoea caerica var. uniflora Hoehne
- Ipomoea cairica var. semine-glabra Bhandari
- Ipomoea cavanillesii Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea digitifolia Sweet
- Ipomoea frutescens Hort.Par. ex Choisy
- Ipomoea funaria Larrañaga
- Ipomoea jacquinii Regel
- Ipomoea palmata Forssk.
- Ipomoea pentaphylla Cav.
- Ipomoea rosea var. pluripartita Hassl.
- Ipomoea senegalensis Lam.
- Ipomoea stipulacea Jacq.
- Ipomoea stipulacea f. pluriflora Meisn.
- Ipomoea stipulacea f. uniflora Meisn.
- Ipomoea stipulata Jacq.
- Ipomoea tuberculata (Desr.) Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea tuberculata var. abbreviata Choisy
- Ipomoea tuberculosa Desf.
- Ipomoea vesiculosa P.Beauv.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 2,570 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Florencia Grattarola, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 哈爸, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Ekholm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruth Gutiérrez Oliveros, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Huey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rafael Rosa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.