Scientific Name: Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis

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  • Pronunciation:
    ee-poe-ME-ah pez-CAP-ray
  • Common Name:
    Goats Foot Morning Glory
  • Type:
    Vine
  • Family:
    CONVOLVULACEAE
  • Status:
    Select Status
  • Flowers:
    Pink to mauve, to 6cm, year round
  • Fruit:
    Round fruit to 17mm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Seacoast
  • Species List:
    Plants for Coastal Gardens, Bush food, Bush medicine, Peregian Boardwalk, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Batianoff 87, BHNR
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush medicine: Leaf decoction applied to sores. Heated leaf applied to stings. Bush food. Tuber/taproot eaten roasted after removing outer layers. Poor flavour.

Identification Notes

Leaf shape is distinctly notched and resembles a goat\'s foot Has milky sap. Vine with long trailing stems, commonly seen on foredunes

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Sunny rockeries. Sand.