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Ipomoea setosa
Ipomoea setosa, the Brazilian morning-glory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae. Its range is larger than its common name suggests and is native to Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela, and has been introduced to China, and the United States.
Like many species of Ipomoea, this plant is cultivated for its flower blooms. It is a climbing herbaceous tree that grows in a seasonally dry tropical biome, and has four accepted infraspecific named variations. The seeds of this plant have an oval shape and have filamentous margins.
As with many species of Ipomoea, I. setosa reportedly has alkaloids that make consuming the plant unpleasant for herbivores. It is not grown for consumption but for aesthetics.
Ipomoea abrupta · Ipomoea aequatoriensis · Tropical white morning-glory · Redcenter morning-glory · Swamp morning-glory · Tree morning glory · Aristolochia Leaved Morning Glory · Ginger-leaf morning-glory · Ipomoea aurantiaca · Canyon morning-glory · Sweet potato · Ipomoea batatoides
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ipomoea setosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
