These plant species grow in the salt spray and loose sand of beaches and the moist lowland slopes of volcanoes. They flourish in poor soils and under very harsh climatic conditions.
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A long "runner" of "Goat's Foot" (Ipomoea pes-caprae) or Beach Morning Glory wending its way through the sun-baked sand dunes of Kanaha Beach, near Kahului, north Maui.
The growing tip of a vine of Beach Morning-Glory (Ipomaea pescaprae), Kanaha Beach, north Maui. Notice the poor rocky soil the vine is passing over. This variety sets vines that can stretch scores of meters in length.
A solitary vine of Beach Morning-Glory (Ipomaea pescaprae), Kawalilipoa beach, Kihei, south Maui.
(Ipomaea pes-caprae) Beach Morning Glory vine, Kalepolepo Beach, Kihei, south Maui.
(Ipomaea pes-caprae) Beach Morning Glory vine, Kalepolepo Beach, Kihei, south Maui.
Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae) vines, along with Beach Naupaka and 'Aki 'Aki Grass, have stabilized this long sand berm at Kanaha Beach, near Kahului, north Maui. Note that the plants overtop the crest of the now-stable and run right down to the high-tide line on the beach.
Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae) vines, along with Beach Naupaka and 'Aki 'Aki Grass, have stabilized this long sand berm at Kanaha Beach, near Kahului, north Maui. Note that the plants overtop the crest of the now-stable and run right down to the high-tide line on the beach.
An exceptionally long "runner" of a Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae) measuring more than 8 m long. Kanaha Beach, near Kahului, north Maui.
Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pescaprae), on a beach near Olowalu, West Maui. Dense mats formed by the strong root systems of this common ground cover stabilize the dunes of Maui's white-sand beaches.
A long "runner" of "Goat's Foot" (Ipomoea pes-caprae) or Beach Morning Glory wending its way through the sun-baked sand dunes of Kanaha Beach, near Kahului, north Maui.
A long "runner" of "Goat's Foot" (Ipomoea pes-caprae) or Beach Morning Glory wending its way through the sun-baked sand dunes of Kanaha Beach, near Kahului, north Maui.
A long "runner" of "Goat's Foot" (Ipomoea pes-caprae) or Beach Morning Glory wending its way through the sun-baked sand dunes of Kanaha Beach, near Kahului, north Maui.
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