Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

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PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA (CULTIVATED)
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Convolvulaceae
Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2005 Sweet potato.
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY 40° 08’ 3.3” N. Lat. 088°
16’ 53.3” W. Long. 40.13422° North Latitude;
88.28027° West Longitude. Coordinate datum WGS 84
/ NAD 83. T. 19N, R. 8E, SW 1/4 NE 1/4 Sect. 3. Eddie
Albert Garden Plots in Dodd’s Park, Champaign;
Parkland Way between Mattis Avenue and Parkland
College. Rising, IL 7.5’ quadrangle. Elevation 760 feet.
Organically rich clay soil.
Cultivated trailing vine with tuberous adventitious
roots (orange); stems about 3 feet long, flowers erect,
open in morning; grape purple within, pale - nearly
white in upper 1/4 and pale outside; anthers white.
Steven R. Hill 36700 25 September 2005
03503225