Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
The morning glory family of twining herbs and shrubs. Known for their funnel-shaped flowers that often open in the morning and fade by afternoon. Includes the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and many ornamental climbers. Some members are parasitic (dodders, Cuscuta).
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Twining vines with alternate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers, the petals fused into one face with faint star-like pleats.
Several genera carry psychoactive alkaloids in the seeds, and the family spans everything from the edible sweet potato to the leafless, parasitic dodder vine.
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How to recognise the Convolvulaceae family
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Funnel-shaped, often showy flowers
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Twining or prostrate habit
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Latex present in many species
To check whether a plant belongs to Convolvulaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.
Learn the full family-identification methodTypical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
- Flower symmetryActinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- InflorescenceCyme
- FruitCapsule
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Families that can look similar
Malvaceae
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Compare MalvaceaeSolanaceae
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Compare SolanaceaeSterculiaceae
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Compare SterculiaceaeTiliaceae
Compare against Tiliaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare TiliaceaeAll 66 species in CONVOLVULACEAE
- WoodroseArgyreia bracteata
- Purple Morning GloryArgyreia cuneata
- Clustered WoodroseArgyreia cymosa
- Oval Leaved SilverweedArgyreia elliptica
- Hairy Morning GloryArgyreia hirsuta
- Elephant Creeper, Woolly Morning GloryArgyreia nervosa
- Shingled SilverweedArgyreia osyrensis
- Silky Wood RoseArgyreia sericea
- Bristled WoodroseArgyreia strigosa
- Rottler BindweedConvolvulus rottlerianus
- Crete AlkaliweedCressa cretica
- Panicled ErycibeErycibe paniculata
- Little GloryEvolvulus alsinoides
- Blue DazeEvolvulus glomeratus
- Agracejo Glory, Agracejo RastreroEvolvulus nummularius
- Shaggy Dwarf Morning-GloryEvolvulus pilosus
- Gold Dwarf Morning GloryHewittia malabarica
- Moonflower, Koali-PehuIpomoea alba
- Swamp CabbageIpomoea aquatica
- Tree Morning GloryIpomoea arborescens
- Pink Morning GloryIpomoea barlerioides
- Sweet PotatoIpomoea batatas
- Railway Creeper, Caito Morning Glory, Railroad-Creeper, Mile-A-MinuteIpomoea cairica
- TambarvelIpomoea campanulata
- Hedge GloryIpomoea carnea
- Tropical Beach Morning GloryIpomoea emarginata
- Tiny Morning GloryIpomoea eriocarpa
- Hedge Glory, Pink Morning Glory, Morning GloryIpomoea fistulosa
- Red Star Glory, Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory, Morning-Glory, Star IpomoeaIpomoea hederifolia
- Princess Vine, Cardinal CreeperIpomoea horsfalliae
- The Dawn-Flower, Blue Dawn FlowerIpomoea indica
- Arrow-Leafed Morning GloryIpomoea marginata
- Giant 'Potato'Ipomoea mauritiana
- Lavender MoonvineIpomoea muricata
- English Morning Glory, American Plant, Morning Glory, Pharbitis SeedsIpomoea nil
- Lesser GloryIpomoea obscura
- Yellow-Throated Morning GloryIpomoea parasitica
- Goat's Foot CreeperIpomoea pes-caprae
- Tiger's Foot Creeper, Tiger's Foot, Bindwee, Cupid's FlowerIpomoea pes-tigridis
- Common Morning-GloryIpomoea purpurea
- Cypress Vine, Indian Pink, Cardinal Climber, Cupid's Flower, Cypressvine Morning-Glory, Red Jasmine, Star Of Bethlehem, Star-Glory, Sweet-WillyIpomoea quamoclit
- Pretty Morning GloryIpomoea staphylina
- Little BellIpomoea triloba
- Heavenly Blue Morning Glory, Sea Moonflower GloryIpomoea violacea
- Skyblue ClustervineJacquemontia pentantha
- Egyptian Day GloryMerremia aegyptia
- AlmovineMerremia dissecta
- Kidney Leaf Morning GloryMerremia emarginata
- Ivy-Like MerremiaMerremia hederacea
- Rock RosemaryMerremia quinquefolia
- Narrow-Leaved MerremiaMerremia tridentata subsp. hastata
- Narrow-Leaved MerremiaMerremia tridentata subsp. tridentata
- Yellow MerremiaMerremia umbellata
- Indian Jalap, Terpeth RootOperculina turpethum
- Bridal CreeperPorana paniculata
- Midnapore CreeperRivea hypocrateriformis
- SpottedheartStictocardia tiliifolia
- Argyreia involucrata
- Argyreia nellygherya
- Ipomoea perlonga
- Ipomoea pilosa
- Merremia vitifolia
- Neuropeltis malabarica
- Operculina tansaensis
- Porana racemosa
- Rivea ornata
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