Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae)

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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Species description or overview	Taxonomy & nomenclature	Impacts	Control methods	Images	Distribution
Cited as invasive (on a list)	Books	Full-text articles	Experts	Other resources

Species description or overview

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

ITIS nomenclature info for Ipomoea aquatica
Nomenclatural information about Ipomoea aquatica is provided by ITIS.

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 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).

Cited as invasive (on a list)

2007 FLEPPC invasive plant list

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species focus includes adverse effects exotic pest plants have on Florida's biodiversity and plant communities.

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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