Close-up of leaves and flower
| Ipomoea imperati | |
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| Spreading across a beach in Greece | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Ipomoea |
| Species: |
I. imperati
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| Binomial name | |
| Ipomoea imperati | |
Ipomoea imperati, the beach morning-glory (a name it shares with Ipomoea pes-caprae), is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae. Like Ipomoea pes-caprae, its seeds disperse by floating in seawater. It has been found on the sandy shores of every continent except Antarctica.[2]
Ipomoea imperati and I. pes-caprae can be easily can be distinguished in that I. imperati has white flowers and I. pes-caprae usually has purple flowers.[3] The leaves of I. imperati are more linear or lanceolate while those of I. pes-caprae tend to be more circular or ovate.[3]
It is considered an invasive species in some places.[citation needed]
| Ipomoea imperati |
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| Convolvulus imperati |
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