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Convolvulaceae

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba L.

Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Ipomoea

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Littlebell: Ipomoea triloba , Playa Sardinas II, Culebra, Puerto Rico.
Photo: stekkelpak, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)
arz
ايبومويا تريلوبا
Bangla
ঘণ্টি কলমি
Chinese
三裂叶薯, 三裂葉薯, 紅花野牽牛, 小花假番薯
English
Littlebell, Krug's white morning-glory
gor
Baging-baging
Japanese
ホシアサガオ
nan
Âng-hoe iá-khan-gû
Portuguese
Corda de viola

Synonyms

  • Amphione lobata Raf.
  • Batatas triloba Choisy
  • Convolvulus heterophyllus Sessé & Moc.
  • Convolvulus ipomoea Vell.
  • Convolvulus mariannensis (Choisy) Gaudich. ex Saff.
  • Convolvulus sloanei Spreng.
  • Convolvulus subquinquelobus W.Wood
  • Convolvulus trilobus (L.) Desr.
  • Ipomoea blancoi Choisy
  • Ipomoea eustachiana Jacq.
  • Ipomoea galapagensis Andersson
  • Ipomoea hirta M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Ipomoea krugii Urb.
  • Ipomoea mariannensis Choisy
  • Ipomoea parviflora Vahl
  • Ipomoea setifera var. orbicularis Chodat & Hassl.
  • Ipomoea triloba var. quinquefolia Kuntze
  • Ipomoea webbii Cout.
  • Quamoclit eustachiana (Jacq.) G.Don
  • Quamoclit triloba (L.) G.Don

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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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.