-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)

-Scarlet Creeper (Ipomoea hederifolia)

The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is commonly known as scarlet morning glory or scarlet creeper. It is reported to have a variety of medicinal values. It grows naturally in ditches and dry disturbed areas.