Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Bush Morning Glory

Ipomoea carnea

Spanish: Amapola rosa

Bush Morning Glory (Ipomoea carnea)
Photographed by robertomartinez97 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Ipomoea carnea, the pink morning glory, is a species of morning glory. This flowering plant has heart-shaped leaves that are a rich green and 6–9 inches (15–23 cm) long. It can be easily grown from seeds which are toxic and it can be hazardous to cattle; the toxicity is related to the swainsonine produced by endophytes and to bioaccumulation of selenium species in leaves but mostly in seeds Most often recorded in Jan, Nov, Feb.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
Local records3 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records8,821 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Bush Morning Glory (Ipomoea carnea) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ipomoea-carnea/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.