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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea batatas
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Sweet Potato at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea batatas
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-006:
Ipomoea batatas FAMILY Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea batatas
COMMON NAME:
Sweet Potato
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Alan S. Weakley asw_ipomoea_batatas
October Orange County NC
Corolla pink to white, campanulate, 3-5cm long and about as broad; stamens and stigma included, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_ipomoea_batatas_lvs
October Orange County NC
Leaves herbaceous, triangular, weakly angular, ~10-15cm long or wide, or larger, weakly cordate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ipomoea batatas
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ipomoea batatas
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-07-006:
Ipomoea batatas
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ipomoea batatas
3528
Herbaceous vine; Forb
Annual
Habitat: Persistent in fields after cultivation, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: tropical America
Waif(s)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
White/ Pink
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 unequal sepals
Shallowly 5-lobed (or merely wavy-edged) campanulate corolla
5 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p539
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p201
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
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