Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.

Spice Flower In the field

Family: CONVOLVULACEAE

Genus: Ipomoea

Catalan common name: Campanetes de jardí.

Spanish common name: Enredaderas. Maravillas.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Neotropical

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Phanerophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Garden plants. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Gardens and sometimes naturalizated.

Characteristics: Ipomoea indica is a plant introduced from the American continent as an ornamental, although it has naturalized to many locations, and prefers the banks of torrents. The lobed leaves and the large and blue flowers petals fused along their entire length (as for all bindweeds) allow sure, positive identification. Ipomoea purpurea is similar in appearance, however its flowers are smaller, and it has entire leaves and is an annual cycle plant.