Ipomoea hederifolia
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"Ipomoea luteola" redirects here. As described by Robert Brown
Robert Brown (botanist)
Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope...

, this refers to the Obscure Morning Glory (
I. obscura).
"Trompillo" redirects here. This may also refer to the Silver-leaved Nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium).

Ipomoea hederifolia is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of herbaceous
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...

 annual
Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers, and dies in a year or season. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed...

 vine
Vine
A vine in the narrowest sense is the grapevine , but more generally it can refer to any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent, that is to say climbing, stems or runners...

 native to the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1759.

It is commonly known as Scarlet Morning Glory, Scarlet Creeper, Star Ipomoea, Trompillo or "Ivy-leaved Morning Glory" (which otherwise refers to I. hederacea
Ipomoea hederacea
Ipomoea hederacea is a flowering plant in the bindweed family. The species is native to tropical parts of the Americas, and has more recently been introduced to North America. It now occurs there from Arizona to Florida and north to Ontario and North Dakota. Like most members of the family, it is...

).

Ipomoea × multifida
Ipomoea × multifida
Ipomea × multifida is a hybridogenic species. Its ancestors are the Scarlet Creeper and the Cypress Vine .Its allotetraploid is Ipomoea sloteri. Both are known as Cardinal Climber.- References :...

is a hybrid between I. hederifolia and Ipomoea quamoclit
Ipomoea quamoclit
Ipomoea quamoclit is a species of morning glory native to tropical regions of the New World from northern South America north to Mexico...

. The allotetraploid of this hybrid is Ipomoea sloteri
Ipomoea sloteri
Ipomoea sloteri is an allotetraploid species derived from Ipomoea × multifida. It is a cultivated species with no natural range.Like Ipomoea × multifida, it is known as Cardinal Climber.- References :...

. Both are known as Cardinal Climber.
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