English Common Name

Slender Dwarf Morning-glory

Scientific name

Evolvulus alsinoides L. var. decumbens

Taxonomy

Order: Solanales, Family: Convolvulaceae

Size

20 cm – 70 cm (height)

Species Distribution

Izenajima, Okinawa, Miyako, Ishigaki, and Iriomote Islands, Taiwan, South China, and Southeast Asia

This species is a perennial plant that grows in wilderness close to coasts. It is thought to be a variety of Evolvulus alsinoides var. rotundifolius

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Updated April 2018

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