Ipomoea triloba (Three-lobed morning glory)

4/5/2025 · Fausto Llerena Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre at Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador · By Heather Kent

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Solanales	Potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, tobacco, petunias, sweet potatoes, morning glories, many others
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bindweed or morning glory family
Genus	Ipomoea	From Greek ips, “a worm,” and homoios, “like,” because of the twining vine
Species	triloba	Indicates leaves are three-lobed