Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_ipomoea_pes_caprae
Beach morning glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
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About Beach morning glory
pohuehue is a vine in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is indigenous.
Kauaʻi evidence
Species identity and image source are documented. Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea pes-caprae
- Common names
- Beach morning glory
- Hawaiian names
- Pohuehue
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Indigenous
- Conservation status
- Conservation priority; formal rank not listed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- No major occurrence uncertainty noted
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Beaches · Dunes · Coastal strand
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Vine
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Trampling, beach grooming, coastal erosion
- Conservation actions
- Protect dune vegetation and reduce disturbance
- Monitoring
- Protect dune vegetation and reduce disturbance
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- pohuehue is a vine in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is indigenous.
