| Family | CONVOLVULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ipomoea oenotheroides (L.f.) A.Meeuse & Welman |
| Bibliography | Fl. South Afr. 28(1): 86 (2000) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 400-1600m |
| Description | leaves entire, shortly petiolate, ascendent, linear or oblanceolate, acute, 3-6cm, silvery, pedicels axillary, short, 1-flowered, corolla broadly infundibuliform, 6-8cm |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | bright red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after soaking in water |
| Synonyms | Convolvulus oenotheroides L.f. Ipomoea argyreoides Choisy Ipomoea barrettii Rendle Ipomoea cana E.Mey. Rivea oenotheroides (L.f.) Haller f. Turbina oenotheroides (L.f.) A.Meeuse |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |