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More than 2000 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Nightshades, Bindweeds, and Gooseweeds, of Zihuatanejo
ORDER SOLANALES
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
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Nightshades, Bindweeds, Gooseweeds,, and Allies (Order Solanales)
Flowers by Colour
Ipomoea pes-caprae (Beach Morning Glory) is a creeping evergreen vine with pink to lavender, reddish-purple, or violet flowers that open in the morning and begin to close up by afternoon. Attractive to bees, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, and ants. It occurs naturally in coastal habitats, especially dunes and beaches where it is an important sand stabilizer and colonizer.

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