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    (c) Julio Alejandro Álvarez Ruiz, all rights reserved

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    (c) felipe kneip, all rights reserved

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    (c) Jan Ho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Max Hsieh(雁子), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Mile-a-minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

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Ipomoea cairica is a species of morning glory which has many common names, including mile-a-minute vine, Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, coast morning glory and railroad creeper. This vining perennial has palmate leaves and large, showy white to lavender flowers. Each fruit matures at about 1 cm across and contains hairy seeds.

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