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Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.
swamp morning-glory

       
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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, FL, Miami. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

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Synonyms:
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

  IPRE2 Ipomoea reptans auct.
 

Distribution:
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, FL, HI), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

View 18 genera in Convolvulaceae, 68 species in Ipomoea
 

Classification:
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Convolvulaceae – Morning-glory family
Genus Ipomoea L. – morning-glory
Species Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. – swamp morning-glory
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

This plant and the related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
Chinese waterspinach              Noxious weed
Alabama:
Chinese waterspinach              Class A noxious weed
Arizona:
Ipomoea
morning glory              Prohibited noxious weed1
Arkansas:
Ipomoea
morning glory              Noxious weed
California:
Chinese waterspinach              Quarantine
Florida:
water spinach              Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1
Massachusetts:
Chinese waterspinach              Permit required
North Carolina:
water spinach              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
Chinese waterspinach              Quarantine
South Carolina:
water spinach              Invasive aquatic plant
water spinach, swamp morningglory              Plant pest
Texas:
water spinach              Noxious plant
Vermont:
Chinese waterspinach              Class A noxious weed
 
1 all species except Ipomoea carnea, Mexican bush morning glory, I. triloba, three-lobed morning glory, and I. arborescens, morning glory tree
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

Chinese waterspinach
swamp morningglory
water spinach
Ipomoea
morning glory

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

Introduced Information:
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW OBL
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30759.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

 

Related Web Sites:
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

 
 
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