Here we are at the lagoon by the Hilton Hawaiian Village. And what's that growing in the sand? Ipomoea pes-caprae or beach morning glory, or goat's foot vine.
These are pretty sad looking iPhone pictures (taken with a poorly abused iPhone, no less), but it's impossible not to appreciate how this plant thrives in the shallow sandy soil. A member of the Convolvulaceae family, it's related to the morning glory I blogged about here.
This plant can be found on the beaches of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. It's tolerant to salt and wind even in its infancy - the seeds of this plant float on the water and are unaffected by the briny waters. Ipomoea literally means 'wormlike' - referring to the plant's coiled flower bud. Pes-caprae as you may have guessed, means 'goat's foot' and refers to the leaf shape, which resembles a cloven hoof.
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