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Scientific Name
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. (ITIS)
Common Name
Water spinach, swamp morning glory, swamp morningglory
Native To
Asia (Lee 1998)
Date of U.S. Introduction
1950s (Austin 2007)
Means of Introduction
Horticultural escape (Lee 1998)
Impact
Crowds out native species (Lee 1998)
Swamp morning-glory (water spinach), flowers
Credit
Photo by Charles T. Bryson; USDA, Agricultural Research Service
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Distribution / Maps / Survey Status
Federally Regulated
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Citations
Austin, D.F. 2007. Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica, Convolvulaceae): a food gone wild (PDF | 1.0 MB). Ethnobotany Research & Applications 5:123-146.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Ipomoea aquatica. [Accessed Sep 10, 2014].
Lee, J. 1998. Handle this spinach with care. Agricultural Research 46(6): 26.