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wild sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
Ipomoea batatas
wild sweet potato Morning-glory Family
Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae
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common names
  wild sweet potato
  camote
accepted scientific name
  Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
rules for finding collection records
  Ipomoea batatas (116)
  Ipomoea tiliacea (0)
  Ipomoea triloba (73)
family name
  • Convolvulaceae
Image Author: ©2009 Forest And Kim Starr
Image License: CC BY
Image Source
Category: Woody Vines
Flowers: Five petals, Bell shaped flowers, Tubular shaped flowers
Petal colors: color color
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Polynesian introduction. Native to America.

How Likely at this Location (32%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (45%)
where plant found
mag select

Disturbed
Forest
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Ipomoea batatas   (L.) Lam.   (TSN: 30764, Index: 523)


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Common Names




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