Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero
scarlet creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
Spanish: trompillo
Ipomoea hederifolia is a species of herbaceous annual vine native to the Americas. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1759.
TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
Local records20 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records7,330 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2022 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings
- 2026-01-11 — observation by zihuadean
- 2025-11-04 — observation by roberto_sanchez_rodriguez
- 2025-04-03 — observation by claresf
- 2025-03-02 — observation by isa_moguel
- 2025-02-18 — observation by zihuadean
- 2024-11-01 — observation by zihuadean
Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia
Cite as: “scarlet creeper (Ipomoea hederifolia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ipomoea-hederifolia/, 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.