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Ipomoea aquatica
(Convolvulaceae)

Chinese water spinach, aquatic morning glory, kang kong, morning glory, swamp cabbage, swamp morningglory, ung ts'oi, ung-choi, water convolvulus, water spinach

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Ipomoea aquatica is native to central to south China. 


Species description or overview

Information about Ipomoea aquatica from IUCN's ISSG/GISD
Information about Cortaderia jubata is available from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) (a product of IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group [ISSG]).

Ipomoea aquatica information from PIER
Information on Ipomoea aquatica as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Ipomoea aquatica description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Ipomoea aquatica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Ipomoea aquatica
Nomenclatural information about Ipomoea aquatica is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Ipomoea aquatica information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ipomoea aquatica--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Ipomoea aquatica information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Ipomoea aquatica, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Ipomoea aquatica
Nomenclatural information about Ipomoea aquatica is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Ipomoea aquatica as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Ipomoea aquatica impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Ipomoea aquatica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Control methods

Ipomoea aquatica management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Ipomoea aquatica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Images

Images of Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) (water morning glory, water spinach)
Links to high-resolution free images of Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) (water morning glory, water spinach) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Ipomoea aquatica information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ipomoea aquatica in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Ipomoea aquatica images from PIER
Images of Ipomoea aquatica provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Ipomoea aquatica information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ipomoea aquatica in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Ipomoea aquatica information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ipomoea aquatica--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Ipomoea aquatica worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Ipomoea aquatica is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Books

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.


Full-text articles

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.


Experts

Ipomoea aquatica contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Ipomoea aquatica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Ipomoea aquatica references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Ipomoea aquatica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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