Ipomoea stolonifera, Ipomoea imperati,
Beach morning glory,
Hebrew: לפופית החוף, Arabic: الأثمان
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Scientific name:		Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb.
Synonym name:		Ipomoea stolonifera (Cyr.) J.F.Gmelin
Common name:		Beach morning glory
Hebrew name:		לפופית החוף
Arabic name:		الأثمان
Family:		Convolvulaceae, חבלבליים

Life form:		Hemicryptophyte
Succulence:		Leaf succulent
Stems:		10-15cm high;spread along the ground to a distance of 22m; trail over beach-head sand-dunes and serves as a sand-binder
Leaves:		Alternate, ovate-cordate, entire; 5 lobes, star shape; succulent
Inflorescence:		Flowers solitary, axillary
Flowers:		5-lobed calyx; corolla funnel-shaped, white with a yellow center
Fruits / pods:		Capsule, small, round; 4 seeds, velvety, dark brown
Flowering Period:		May, June, July, August, September, October
Habitat:		Mediterranean strand
Distribution:		The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands
Summer shedding:		Perennating

Derivation of the botanical name: Ipomoea, Greek ips, a worm, bind-weed; homoios, similar to; referring to the twining habit of the plant's growth. imperati , named for Ferrante Imperato (1550 - 1625), an apothecary of Naples. stolonifera, having stolons or rooting runners. The Hebrew name: לפופית, lefufit, formed from לפוף, lefuf (=wrapping, binding) with suffix -it. The standard author abbreviation Vahl is used to indicate Martin Vahl (1749 – 1804), a Danish-Norwegian botanist and zoologist. The standard author abbreviation Griseb. is used to indicate August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach (1814 – 1879), a German botanist and phytogeographer. The standard author abbreviation Cyr. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. The standard author abbreviation J.F.Gmelin is used to indicate ohann Friedrich Gmelin (1748 – 1804),a German naturalist, botanist and entomologist.