IPOMOEA

The genus '''Ipomoea''', with over 500 species, is the largest genus in the family Convolvulaceae. Most of the species bear the common name Morning Glory. The genus occurs throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, and comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants, lianas, shrubs and small trees; most of the species are twining climbing plants. Many species are known as morning glory, a name shared with some other related genera.
The genus includes important food crops (sweet potato and water spinach) and ''I. violacea'', source of the Mexican psychedelic drug, ''tlitliltzin''. Species and cultivars of ''Ipomoea'' grown as morning glory are popular in gardens for their often stunning flowers.
''Ipomoea'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera which feed on Ipomoea.
;Selected species

★ ''Ipomoea alba'' L. – Moonflower

★ ''Ipomoea amnicola'' Morong – Redcenter Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea aquatica'' – Water spinach

★ ''Ipomoea asarifolia''

★ ''Ipomoea batatas'' (L.) Lam. – Sweet potato

★ ''Ipomoea cairica'' Sweet. - Mile-a-minute vine

★ ''Ipomoea coccinea''

★ ''Ipomoea cordatotriloba''

★ ''Ipomoea cordifolia'' Carey ex Voight – Heartleaf Morning Glory

★ '' Ipomoea costata'' Australian Bush Potato

★ ''Ipomoea costellata'' Torr. – Crestrib Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea cristulata'' Hallier f. – Transpecos Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea dumetorum'' Willd. ex Roemer & J.A.Schultes – Railwaycreeper

★ ''Ipomoea eggersiana'' Peter

★ ''Ipomoea eggersii'' (House) D.Austin – Egger's Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea hederacea'' Jacq. – Ivyleaf Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea hederifolia'' L. – Scarlet Creeper

★ ''Ipomoea horsfalliae'' Hook.f. – Lady Doorly's Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea imperati'' (Vahl) Griseb. – Beach Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea indica'' (Burm.f.) Merr. – Oceanblue Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea jalapa'' (L.) Pursh. – Jalap

★ ''Ipomoea krugii'' Urban – Krug's White Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea lacunosa'' L. – Whitestar

★ ''Ipomoea leptophylla'' Torr. – Bush Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea lindheimeri'' Gray – Lindheimer's Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea littoralis'' Blume – Whiteflower beach Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea lobata'' (Cerv.) Thell. - Spanish Flag or Fire Vine

★ ''Ipomoea longifolia'' Benth. – Pinkthroat Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea macrorhiza'' Michx. – Largeroot Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea mauritiana'' Jacq. – Giant Potato

★ ''Ipomoea meyeri'' (Spreng.) G.Don – Meyer's Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea microdactyla'' Griseb. – Calcareous Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea nil'' (L.) Roth – White-edge Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea obscura'' (L.) Ker Gawl. – Obscure Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea ochracea'' (Lindl.) G.Don – Fence Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea pandurata'' (L.) G.F.W.Mey. – Wild Potato Vine or Manroot

★ ''Ipomoea pes-caprae'' (L.) R.Br. – Beach Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea plummerae'' Gray – Huachuca Mountain Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea pubescens'' Lam. – Silky Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea purga'' (Wender.) Hayne – Jalap

★ ''Ipomoea purpurea'' (L.) Roth – Common Morning Glory or Tall Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea quamoclit'' L. – Cypress Vine or Cardinal Vine

★ ''Ipomoea repanda'' Jacq. – Bejuco Colorado

★ ''Ipomoea rupicola'' House – Cliff Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea sagittata'' Poir. – Saltmarsh Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea setifera'' Poir. – Bejuco de Puerco

★ ''Ipomoea setosa'' Ker Gawl. – Brazilian Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea shumardiana'' (Torr.) Shinners – Narrowleaf Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea X sloteri'' – Cardinal Climber [''I. coccinea'' X ''I. quamoclit'']

★ ''Ipomoea steudelii'' Millsp. – Steudel's Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea tenuiloba'' Torr. – Spiderleaf

★ ''Ipomoea tenuissima'' Choisy – Rockland Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea ternifolia'' Cav. – Tripleleaf Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea thurberi'' Gray – Thurber's Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea tricolor'' Cav. – Tlitliltzin, Ololiuqui or Mexican Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea triloba'' L. – Littlebell

★ ''Ipomoea tuberosa'' L.

★ ''Ipomoea tuboides'' O.Deg. & van Ooststr. – Hawaii Morning Glory

★ ''Ipomoea turbinata'' Lag. – Lilacbell

★ ''Ipomoea violacea'' L. – Beach moonflower

★ ''Ipomoea versicolor'' Meisn.

★ ''Ipomoea wrightii'' Gray – Wright's Morning Glory

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In popular culture

In popular culture

★ The song ''Death Trip'' by Cockney Rebel references growing "sweet ipomoea to make us feel much freer".