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Xenostegia tridentata
Also called Miniature Morning Glory, Narrow Leaved Merremia, Narrowleaf Merremia
African morningvine is a small, scrambling perennial climber in the morning-glory family, with narrow arrow-shaped leaves and tiny yellow to white funnel flowers. It is a weedy, sun-loving plant of dry tropical and subtropical areas, so give it full sun, sandy well-drained soil and little water.
Xenostegia tridentata, commonly known as the Narrowleaf morning glory, is a perennial creeper belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It is widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia, and has also naturalized in parts of the Americas. The plant is characterized by its narrow, arrow-shaped leaves with toothed bases and small funnel-shaped yellow to white flowers. It typically grows in sandy soils, coastal areas, wastelands, and cultivated fields, flowering throughout the year.
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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.
