Alternate name
Coastal Morning Glory, Fine-leaf Morning Glory
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Known location
Tallebudgera Valley
General ecology
Unspecified coastal dune, beach dune, recent coastal dune, low dune, coastal sandhill.
Community type
Forest, Woodland (unspecified), open forest, open woodland
Reproduction
Spread by wind, water and vegetative spread.
Description
Perennial trailing or climbing vine to 5m. Stems hairless, readily set roots when in touch with the earth. Leaves hairless to 9cm long with 5–7 lobes, middle lobe the largest. Flowers purple, pink or whitish pink, to 8cm across, solitary or in groups of 2–3. Fruit a 4-valved capsule, about 1cm across, each valve with 1 seed. Seed with wispy hairs attached.