Beach Morning Glory

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Ipomoea imperati
Beach Morning Glory
- Common on most dune Areas

• Its flowers are amongst the
  largest in the Islands.

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Beach Morning Glory
cont
- Used mostly for decoration
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Cryptocarpus pyriformis
Saltbush
- Forms dense thickets along shorelines
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Cont
Saltbush
- A perfect nesting site for pelicans and the
frigatebird
- Grow greener the closer they are to the
shoreline
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
Sesuvium
- Flowers change color from intense green in the
rainy season to orange and purple in dry seasons
- Small, star-shaped flows are produced
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Sesuvium
Cont
- Leaves are thick and rounded
- Grow near the shores of the
_
islands, mostly _ near the
south _ plaza.
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Euphorbia lactea
Candelabra Cactus
- Well-defended with a barrier of spines on its
lower stem.
- Found on the cliffs of Academy Bay
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Candelabra Cactus
Cont
- Grows green or red flowers approximately 1-2
inches which open before dawn
- Produces fruit of the same colors
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Brachycereus nesioticus
Lava Cactus

• Has a bright yellow tipped coloring and
  microphone shaped
• Grows in clumped formations

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Lava Cactus
Cont

• Considered a pioneer or colonizer plant
• Has soft furry spines

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Heliotropium curassavicum
Scorpionweed
- Low dense matted herb
- Long leaves, greyish to blue-green
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Scorpionweed
Cont
- White flowers on a long, curled stalk
- Common on saline soils
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Cacaotillo
Miconia robinsoniana
- About 500 700 meters elevation
- Grown only on southern slopes of Santa Cruz and
San Cristobal
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Cacaotillo
Cont
- Easily identified by its leaves, which are
usually yellow or green with reddish/brown edges
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Passiflora incarnata
Passion Flower
- A vine, climbing over the ground, shrubs and
tree trunks
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Passion Flower
Cont
- When ripe, the fruits, protected in feathery
bracts, turn yellowish
- Birds eat them but disperse the seeds
- Flowers are usually red, blue, or purple but
sometimes white