Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Spanish: Riñonina

Ipomoea pes-caprae, also known as bayhops, bay-hops, beach morning glory or goat's foot, is a common pantropical creeping vine belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It grows on the upper parts of beaches and endures salted air. It is one of the most common and most widely distributed salt tolerant plants and provides one of the best known examples of oceanic dispersal. Its seeds float and are unaffected by salt water.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Local records48 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records26,697 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-04-23 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2026-04-03 — observation by principeroqueta
2026-03-05 — observation by miguel-de-escamps
2026-02-27 — observation by viridelao
2026-01-31 — observation by jeekster
2026-01-19 — observation by olivia_v

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Cite as: “Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ipomoea-pes-caprae/, 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.