Convolvulaceae
Calcareous morning-glory
Ipomoea microdactyla
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 小指茑萝, 小指蔦蘿
- English
- Calcareous morning-glory
Synonyms
- Exogonium microdactylum House
- Exogonium microdactylum var. integrifolium House
- Ipomoea beyeriana Urb.
- Ipomoea fuchsioides var. glabra Griseb.
- Ipomoea microdactyla var. integrifolium House
- Ipomoea repanda var. microdactyla (Griseb.) D.A.Powell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, 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.