: M useum s ▁in ▁San ▁Jose , ▁California ▁Category : E th nic ▁museum s ▁in ▁California ▁Category : Port ug uese - American ▁history ▁Category : Port ug uese - American ▁culture ▁in ▁California ▁Category : Europe an - American ▁museum s <0x0A> </s> ▁I pom oe a ▁c air ica ▁is ▁a ▁v ining , ▁her b ace ous , ▁per enn ial ▁plant ▁with ▁pal mate ▁leaves ▁and ▁large , ▁show y ▁white ▁to ▁lav ender ▁flowers . ▁A ▁species ▁of ▁morning ▁glory , ▁it ▁has ▁many ▁common ▁names , ▁including ▁mile - a - min ute ▁v ine , ▁Mess ina ▁cre eper , ▁C airo ▁morning ▁glory , ▁coast ▁morning ▁glory ▁and ▁rail road ▁cre eper . ▁ ▁Description ▁A ▁hair less , ▁sl im ▁clim ber ▁with ▁bul b ous ▁roots ▁and ▁l ignes cent ed ▁base , ▁its ▁leaves ▁are ▁st alk ed ▁with ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁cm ▁long ▁pet i oles . ▁The ▁leaf ▁bla de ▁is ▁ov ate ▁to ▁circular ▁in ▁outline , ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁cm ▁long ▁and ▁ 6 ▁to ▁ 9 ▁cm ▁wide . ▁It ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁to ▁seven ▁segments , ▁these ▁are ▁lance olate , ▁ov ate ▁or ▁elli ptic , ▁entire ▁and ▁pointed ▁at ▁the ▁tip ▁and ▁base . ▁O ften ▁pseudo ▁side - le aves ▁are ▁formed . ▁▁ ▁The ▁lav ender - col oured ▁infl ores c ences ▁are ▁one ▁to ▁a ▁little ▁blo ody ▁c ym es .