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The sweet potato or sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable.
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The sweet potato was first domesticated in the Americas more than 5,000 years ago. [1] As of 2013, there are approximately 7,000 sweet potato cultivars. People grow sweet potato in many parts of the world, including New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, Hawaii, China, and North America. However, sweet potato is not widely cultivated ...
Ipomoea pandurata, known as man of the earth, [1] wild potato vine, manroot, wild sweet potato, and wild rhubarb, [2] is a species of herbaceous perennial vine native to North America. It is a twining plant of woodland verges and rough places with heart-shaped leaves and funnel-shaped white flowers with a pinkish throat.
Plant seeds. After the ground freezes, scatter your seeds across the soil line or plant seeds individually by hand. Most wildflower seeds need light to germinate and they won’t grow if they’re ...
Preparing raw sweet potatoes: Start by washing the sweet potatoes thoroughly to remove any dirt or debris. Peel them if you'd like, though the skin is edible. For thin, even slices, use a ...
Plants with tuberous roots include the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), cassava, dahlia, and Sagittaria (arrowhead) species. [citation needed] Root tubers are perennating organs, thickened roots that store nutrients over periods when the plant cannot actively grow, thus permitting survival from one year to the next.
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) 4. ... New World crops by plant structure used [1] Grains: little barley, ... Sweet potato: Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia 500 BCE ...