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Ipomoea batatoides

Ipomoea batatoides
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0
Family
Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)
Grows as
Tree, Climber
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Mexico to S. Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ipomoea batatoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae.

This species is found in sub-deciduous tropical forest, from about 100 to 200 meters above sea level. It blooms from August to November.

Other Ipomoea plants

Ipomoea abrupta · Ipomoea aequatoriensis · Tropical white morning-glory · Redcenter morning-glory · Swamp morning-glory · Tree morning glory · Aristolochia Leaved Morning Glory · Ginger-leaf morning-glory · Ipomoea aurantiaca · Canyon morning-glory · Sweet potato · Ipomoea bracteata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ipomoea batatoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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