Beach morning glory

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Ipomoea pes-caprae, also known as bayhops, bay-hops, beach morning glory, railroad vine, or goat's foot, is a common pantropical creeping vine belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It grows on the upper parts of beaches and endures salted air. It is one of the most common and most widely distributed salt tolerant plants and provides one of the best known examples of oceanic dispersal.

• It belongs to the Convolvulaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) / a vine with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 9 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Florida and Hawaii. ^NatureServe
• In Florida, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in May–October. ^iNaturalist
• In Hawaii, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in January–December. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as red. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as indeterminate. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 1 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 4,843 research-grade sightings of it in Florida, ranking #38 among the 110 flowers on our Florida list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 1,584 research-grade sightings of it in Hawaii, ranking #23 among the 105 flowers on our Hawaii list. ^iNaturalist