IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
Railroad vine is one of the most widely distributed beach plants in the world. Its exact native range is obscure, but railroad vine is now found in subtropical and tropical zones worldwide, including the West Indies, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
About this Publication
This document is ENH1323, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication October 2020. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Brown, S. H., & Frank, M. S. (2020). Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae): Identification and Uses. EDIS, 2020(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep587-2020
Authors
Stephen Brown
County agent
University of Florida
Extension agent IV emeritus, M.S., horticulture production, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County
Marc Frank
staff
University of Florida
Extension botanist, UF/IFAS Extension & associate collection manager, University of Florida Herbarium
Publication #ENH1323
