Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Spanish: Campanilla

Littlebell (Ipomoea triloba)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Ipomoea triloba is a species of Ipomoea morning glory known by several common names, including littlebell and Aiea morning glory. It is native to the tropical Americas, but it is widespread in warm areas of the world, where it is an introduced species and often a noxious weed. This is a fast-growing, vining, annual herb producing long, thin stems with ivy-like, petioled, heart-shaped leaves 2.5–6 centimetres (0.98–2.36 in) long. The leaves sometimes, but not always, have three...

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
Local records18 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records12,103 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2023 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

Cite as: “Littlebell (Ipomoea triloba) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ipomoea-triloba/, 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.