Convolvulaceae
Cypressvine
Ipomoea quamoclit
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (25)
- arz
- ايبومويا كواموكليت
- Assamese
- কুঞ্জলতা
- Bangla
- কুঞ্জলতা
- Burmese
- မြတ်လေးနီ
- Chinese
- 茑萝松, 蔦蘿, 蔦蘿松, 羽叶茑萝, 茑萝, 金丝线, 锦屏封
- Dutch
- Kardinaalswinde, Scharlakenwinde
- English
- Cypressvine, Cypress vine
- Hindi
- कामलता
- Indonesian
- Rincik bumi
- Japanese
- ルコウソウ
- Korean
- 유홍초
- Malayalam
- ആകാശമുല്ല
- Marathi
- गणेशवेल
- nan
- Chiáu-lô, Sin-niû-hue
- Nepali
- जयन्ती फूल
- Odia
- କୁଞ୍ଜଲତା
- Persian
- سرو تاک
- Punjabi
- ਇਸ਼ਕਪੇਚਾ
- Russian
- Ипомея квамоклит, Квамоклит перистый, Кипарисная лиана
- Spanish
- Cambutera
- Sundanese
- Rincik bumi
- Tamil
- மயிர் மாணிக்கம்
- Telugu
- కాశీరత్నం
- Thai
- คอนสวรรค์, สนก้างปลา
- Vietnamese
- Hoa tóc tiên
Synonyms
- Clitocyamos pinnatifidus St.-Lag.
- Convolvulus pennatifolius Salisb.
- Convolvulus pennatus Desr.
- Convolvulus pennifolius Drapiez
- Convolvulus quamoclit (L.) Spreng.
- Incarvillea argyi H.Lév.
- Ipomoea cyamoclita St.-Lag.
- Quamoclit pennata Bojer
- Quamoclit quamoclit Britton
- Quamoclit vulgaris Choisy
- Quamoclit vulgaris var. albiflora G.Don
Flowers
- In flower
- April, June to November (from 878 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Denis Zabin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rodolfo Salinas Villarreal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Francisco V. Bezerra Neto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/opyadav/, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jose Antonio Aranda Pineda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greghig Jirheg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: margaritarestrepou, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Audrey Witherington, 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.