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Wild Potato Vine (Ipomoea pandurata)
Image ID: 2013/dc17L
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Other common names: Man-of-the-earth, Manroot
Native
Family:
Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory)
Height: 8 to 20 ft.
(vine)
Blooms: June to
September
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 3 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Fused petals, 5 parts
Location: Decker Creek Trail
Date: 7/13/2013
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Wild Potato Vine may be
easily confused with:
- Field Bindweed
The leaf of the potato vine is very distinctly heart-shaped.
- Hedge Bindweed
The leaf of the potato vine is very distinctly heart-shaped.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
