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Ipomoea costata Benth.
Rock Morning Glory

Reference
Fl.Austral. 4:419 (1868)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate or climbing perennial, herb or shrub or climber, to 3(-6) m high. Fl. purple-blue-pink, Feb to Nov. Sandy or rocky soils, often over limestone.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 November 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Upper Gascoyne, Wyndham-East Kimberley.