Morning glory is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics are in flux. Morning glory species belong to many genera, some of which are:
- Calystegia
- Convolvulus
- Ipomoea
- Merremia
- Rivea
- Astripomoea
- Operculina
- Stictocardia
- Argyreia
- Lepistemon
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