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Poison Morning Glory

Ipomoea muelleri

Poison Morning Glory
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0

Ipomoea muelleri is a climbing vine in the morning-glory family, native to northern and central Australia. It grows in open forest and at the edges of monsoon forests and vine thickets, and is often grown in dry, warm gardens.

Family
Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply but let the soil dry out between waterings; it tolerates dry spells once established.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: The plant is poisonous, particularly the seeds and foliage, which can cause nausea, vomiting and other gastrointestinal upset if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Ipomoea muelleri is a vine in the Convolvulaceae family. It is native to the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.

It was first described in 1868 by George Bentham, and the specific epithet, muelleri, honours Ferdinand von Mueller.

Where it grows

It is found in open forest and at the edges of monsoon forests and vine thickets.

Other Ipomoea plants

Tropical white morning-glory · Swamp morning-glory · Ginger-leaf morning-glory · Sweet potato · Mile a minute vine · Gloria de la manana · Redstar · Ipomoea corymbosa · Lady Doorly's morning-glory · Beach morning-glory · Oceanblue Morning Glory · Whitestar

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ipomoea muelleri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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