Ipomoea pes-caprae SEEDS - Beach morning glory | Goat's foot

Ipomoea pes-caprae seeds grow into the beach morning glory or goat's foot creeper — a trailing tuberous geophyte with a pantropical and subtropical coastal distribution worldwide. Described by (L.) R.Br. (Linnaeus named it; Robert Brown established the current combination). The epithet pes-caprae means 'goat's foot' (from Latin pes = foot + capra = goat), referring to the distinctive two-lobed, hoof-like leaf shape. The pre-eminent sand-stabilising plant of tropical beaches globally — its long trailing stems and deep tuberous roots bind loose sand and prevent coastal erosion. Multi-use plant (animal food, poison, medicine, environmental, social, invertebrate food). Important host plant for several butterflies in coastal zones. Family Convolvulaceae.

Full sun; sandy well-drained coastal soils; warm subtropical to tropical conditions; extremely salt-tolerant. Trailing tuberous geophyte to 30 m. Does NOT climb — trails along ground. Excellent for coastal stabilisation.

• 'Pes-caprae' = goat's foot (two-lobed hoof-like leaves); (L.) R.Br.; pantropical coastal; beach morning glory
• Pre-eminent global beach sand stabiliser; deep tubers; salt-tolerant; multi-use; invertebrate host; trailing habit
• Tropical & Subtropical coasts worldwide — subtropical biome; trailing tuberous geophyte on beaches
• Genus Ipomoea: ~700 species; Tropical & Subtropical; morning glories; Family Convolvulaceae; Order Solanales
• Full sun; sandy coastal soils; extreme salt tolerance; drought-tolerant; trailing geophyte; Family Convolvulaceae

Ipomoea pes-caprae — the goat's foot creeper — is arguably the most cosmopolitan of all coastal plants, its long trailing stems found on tropical beaches on every continent, where its deep tuberous roots and extraordinary salt tolerance have made it the defining coloniser and stabiliser of sandy coastlines from the Caribbean to the Indo-Pacific.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.