-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Nightshades, Bindweeds, Gooseweeds, and Allies (Order Solanales)

-Bindweed Family (Family Convolvulaceae)

-Subfamily Convolvuloideae

-Tribe Ipomoeeae

-Morning-Glories (Genus Ipomoea)

-Tripleleaf Morning-Glory (Ipomoea ternifolia)

Ipomoea ternifolia is a desert ephemeral native to Arizona and Mexico. Desert ephemerals are annuals that are adapted to brief periods of heavy rains and they are remarkable for the speed with which they flower and set seeds.