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Species profile—Ipomoea quamoclit (star of Bethlehem)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea quamoclit (star of Bethlehem)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Convolvulaceae
Scientific name
Ipomoea quamoclit L.
Common name
star of Bethlehem
WildNet taxon ID
16864
Alternate name(s)
cupid's flower
Indian-pink
cypress vine
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=16864.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022