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Updated 4/5/2013

Family Convolvulaceae

HAWAII - INDIGENOUS

Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis

Sandy Beach, Oahu

 

Waimanalo Beach, Oahu

Waimanalo Beach, Oahu

 

Kanaha Beach, Maui

Midway Atoll

 

Kaloko, Oahu

BEACH MORNING GLORY    POHUEHUE

Large trailing vine common on sandy beaches.  Orbicular leaves are thick and shiny.  Flower 3 inches wide.  This subspecies is indigenous to Hawaii & the Tropical Pacific, replaced by  Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. pes-caprae in tropics elsewhere.