-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 Dichondroideae

-Tribe Cresseae

-Genus Evolvulus

-Evolvulus cardiophyllus

Evolvulus cardiophyllus is a member of the morning glory family. The native range of this species is W. Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.