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Flowers of Zihuatanejo

Cypress Vine

Ipomoea quamoclit

-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)

-Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)


Ipomoea quamoclit is a fast-growing, flowering vine native to tropical regions of Central and South America. It has a wide range of habitats, including moist woodlands, disturbed soils, and disturbed roadsides. It has bright red, trumpet-shaped flowers Its showy flowers attract hummingbirds and other pollinators.

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