Spanish flag (Ipomoea lobata)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: seeds, roots Ipomoea lobata, the fire vine, firecracker vine or Spanish flag (formerly Mina lobata) is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, native to Mexico and Brazil. This vine is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.[clarification needed] The name “Spanish flag” is also used for Lantana camara, an ornamental shrub. Growing to 5 m (16 ft) tall, I. lobata is a perennial climber often cultivated in temperate regions as an annual. It has toothed and lobed leaves (hence lobata) and one-sided racemes of flowers, opening red and fading to yellow, cream and white. These colours are graded down the length of the flower spike. The effect is like a firework, hence one of its popular names “firecracker vine”. The colours vaguely resemble the red and gold of the Spanish national flag, hence its other common name “Spanish flag”.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Solanales
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Family: Convolvulaceae
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Genus: Ipomoea
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