Ipomoea cairica

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Species Distribution Map
Family:CONVOLVULACEAE
Species:Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
Common Name:Mile-a-minute vine
Habitat:Disturbed areas along the coast.
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Growth Habit:Vine
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Mile-a-minute vine is an introduced perennial member of the Morning Glory family. It has been so widely planted as an ornamental that its origin is unknown but thought to be Africa or Asia. Mile-a-minute vine has palmately dissected alternate leaves. The stems climb by twining. Mile-a-minute vine is often found in disturbed areas near the coast. The one Alabama location is in Baldwin County. Mile-a-minute vine will root at the nodes when the vines come in contact with the soil. It also reproduces by seed. Mile-a-minute vine produces a lovely lavender flower, but because of its rampant growth and allelopathic properties it often replaces native vegetation. It is a noxious weed in many areas of the world. Mile-a-minute vine is similar to another introduced Morning Glory species--Wright's Morning Glory (Ipomoea wrightii A. Gray). Wright's Morning Glory is more widespread in Alabama, and is often found as a weed in row crops. Wright's Morning Glory flowers are smaller, more pink/purple in color, and have a thinner spiraled stalk.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCONVOLVULACEAE - Morning-Glory family
Genus Ipomoea
Species Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet - Mile-a-minute vine

Citation

Citation IPOMOEA CAIRICA (Linnaeus) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 287. 1826.
Basionym: Convolvulus cairicus Linnaeus 1759.
Type: EGYPT: Without data (lectotype: Alpino, Fl. Aegypt. 75(fig.). 1638). Lectotypified by Verdcourt, in C. E. Hubbard & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Convolvulaceae 125. 1963.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Convolvulus cairicus Convolvulus cairicus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 922. 1759. EGYPT: Without data (lectoytpe: Alpino, Fl. Aegypt. 75(fig.). 1638). Lectotypified by Verdcourt, in Hubbard & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Convolvulaceae 125. 1963.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, TROY, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0011279 Baldwin 09 Jun 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7306		 UWAL
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
AMAL00020357 Mobile 12 Sep 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2381		 AMAL
Ipomoea cairica (Linnaeus) Sweet
AUA_ACC_72191 Baldwin 9 Jun 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7306		 AUA
Ipomoea Cairica (L.) Sweet
TROY000038506 Baldwin 09 Jun 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7306		 TROY
Ipomoea cairica (Linnaeus) Sweet
AUA_ACC_26477 Mobile 10 Oct 1972 Kral, Robert
49075		 AUA
Ipomoea Cairica (L.) Sweet
AMAL00020141 Baldwin 09 Jun 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7306		 AMAL
Ipomoea cairica (Linnaeus) Sweet
TROY000038366 Baldwin 18 Jul 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24377		 TROY
Ipomoea cairica (Linnaeus) Sweet
ALNHS00003621 Baldwin 26 Aug 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2093		 ALNHS
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
UWAL0015678 Baldwin 18 Jul 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24377		 UWAL
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
ALNHS00003606 Baldwin 26 Aug 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2093		 ALNHS
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
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