Convolvulaceae
Obscure morning-glory
Ipomoea obscura
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (8)
- Afrikaans
- Wildepatat
- arz
- ايبومويا الغامضه
- Bangla
- ছাগলখুরি, কুড়াকলমি
- Chinese
- 小心叶薯, 小心葉薯, 野牽牛, 小红薯, 紫心牵牛
- English
- Obscure morning-glory, Obscure morning glory, Small white morning glory, Lesser glory, Small white glory
- Japanese
- ヒメノアサガオ
- Malayalam
- തിരുതാളി
- Vietnamese
- Bìm mờ
Synonyms
- Convolvulus obscurus L.
- Ipomoea brownii Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea obscura var. fragilis (Choisy) A.Meeuse
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sogellizer, CC BY-SA 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.