Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.47.06
Ipomoea pes-caprae
English: Bayhops; Bay-hops; Beach morning glory; Goat's foot
Region: pantropical; tropical Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Oceans.
Habitat: upper parts of beaches, sandy shores, on seaward slopes; endures salted air.
Use: sand, dune stabilizer,
Botany
Herb; creeping vine; prostrate perennial; oceanic dispersal; covering large areas.
Root: woody rootstock.
Stems: long-trailing; several metres in length; rooting at the nodes; glabrous.
Leaves: large; two-lobed leaves; sparse,
Flowers: pink; fused petals, with a darker centre.
Fruit:capsule; containing 4 hairy seeds.
Seeds: float; unaffected by salt water.