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sweet potato

Ipomoea batatas

Spanish: Camote morado

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato (Solanum tuberosum) and does not belong to the nightshade family, Solanaceae, but both families belong to the same taxonomic order, the Solanales. Most often recorded in Feb, Mar.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Local records2 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records16,054 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2016 – 2025

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-02-18 — observation by sebastian323
2016-03-19 — observation by dale_denham_logsdon

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Cite as: “sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ipomoea-batatas/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.