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Beach morning glory

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STRUCTURE of a LEAF/LEAVES

 

 

Ipomoea pes-caprae, also known as bayhops, bay-hops, beach morning glory, railroad vine or goat's foot, is a common pantropical creeping vine belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It grows on the upper parts of beaches and endures salted air. It is one of the most common and most widely distributed salt tolerant plants and provides one of the best known examples of oceanic dispersal. Its seeds float and are unaffected by salt water.

 

This species can be found on the sandy shores of the tropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. It is common on the sand dunes of Australia's upper north coast of New South Wales, and can also be found along the entire Queensland coastline.

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Uploaded on August 29, 2023
Taken on August 24, 2023