Convolvulaceae
Railwaycreeper
Ipomoea dumetorum
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Railwaycreeper
Synonyms
- Convolvulus dumetorum Kunth
- Convolvulus glaucescens Kunth
- Convolvulus pauciflorus Roem. & Schult.
- Convolvulus pauciflorus var. chilensis (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) Kuntze
- Convolvulus pauciflorus var. uniflorus Kuntze
- Convolvulus pulchellus Kunth
- Ipomoea chilensis A.Braun & C.D.Bouché
- Ipomoea dumetorum f. alba Moldenke
- Ipomoea dumetorum var. glaucescens (Kunth) Choisy
- Ipomoea glaucescens (Kunth) G.Don
- Ipomoea oligantha Choisy
- Ipomoea paposana Phil.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Russell E, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.