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Ipomoea quamoclit, commonly known as cypress vine, cypress vine morning glory, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory, star of Bethlehem or hummingbird vine, is a species of vine in the family Convolvulaceae native to tropical regions of the Americas and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics.
Ipomoea corymbosa (L.) Roth – heart-leaved morning glory; Ipomoea coscinosperma Hochst. ex Choisy; Ipomoea costata F.Muell. ex Benth. – rock morning glory, bush potato; Ipomoea costellata Torr. – crest-ribbed morning glory; Ipomoea crassipes Hook. Ipomoea crepidiformis Hallier f. Ipomoea crinicalyx S.Moore; Ipomoea crispa (Thunb.) Hallier f.
Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in North America as permanent residents, summer or winter residents or visitors, or migrants.
The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only species of hummingbirds that breeds in the eastern U.S. and Iowa, Thomas said. They are just one of about 350 known species of hummingbirds in North and ...
Ipomoea transvaalensis Ipomoea setosa Ipomoea muricata Ipomoea orizabensis Ipomoea magnusiana. Ipomoea (/ ˌ ɪ p ə ˈ m iː. ə,-oʊ-/) [3] [4] is the largest genus in the plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 600 species.
Ipomoea nil, a species of morning glory, was first known in China for its medicinal uses, due to the laxative properties of its seeds. Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations used the morning glory species Ipomoea alba to convert the latex from the Castilla elastica tree and also the guayule plant to produce bouncing rubber balls. [2]
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) tall morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) tansyleaf lidpod (Operculina pinnatifida) Thurber's morning glory (Ipomoea thurberi) Trans-Pecos morning glory (Ipomoea cristulata) tree morning glory (Ipomoea arborescens) tripleleaf morning glory (Ipomoea ternifolia) tubercle dodder (Cuscuta tuberculata) white-edge morning ...
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