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Goat’s foot

Called “Goat’s foot” because the leaves have the form of the animal’s foot. Also known as bayhops, beach morning glory and Ipomoea pes-caprae.

 

They are salt tolerant and grow on sandy shores of the tropical Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Because leaves are poisonous against most insects, only a few predators can feed on them.

 

Probably one of the most important plants to recolonize sandy shores after a hurricane or tsunami

 

Details: waterwereld.nu/wordpress/beach-morning-glory/

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Uploaded on February 14, 2020
Taken on December 16, 2019