Convolvulaceae
Whiteflower beach morning-glory
Ipomoea littoralis
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 海牵牛, 海牽牛, 南沙薯藤
- English
- Whiteflower beach morning-glory
- Japanese
- ソコベニヒルガオ
Synonyms
- Convolvulus denticulatus Lam.
- Convolvulus laevigatus Herb.Mus.Brit. ex Steud.
- Convolvulus thalassicus Steud.
- Ipomoea batatas var. littoralis (Blume) Nishiyama
- Ipomoea choisiana W.Wight
- Ipomoea denticulata (Lam.) Choisy
- Ipomoea forsteri A.Gray ex H.Mann.
- Ipomoea laevigata Steud.
- Ipomoea nicobarica Kurz
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: taiwan_reevesia, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: taiwan_reevesia, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: taiwan_reevesia, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 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.