Convolvulaceae
Man of the earth
Ipomoea pandurata
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 提琴葉牵牛花, 野红薯, 提琴叶牵牛花
- English
- Man of the earth, Wild potato-vine
- Estonian
- Südajas lehtertapp
Synonyms
- Convolvulus candicans Sol.
- Convolvulus ciliolatus Michx.
- Convolvulus panduratus L.
- Ipomoea candicans (Sol. ex Sims) Sweet
- Ipomoea ciliolata Pers.
- Ipomoea ciliosa Pursh
- Ipomoea pandurata f. leviuscula Fernald
- Ipomoea pandurata var. candicans (Sol. ex Sims) Choisy
- Ipomoea pandurata var. hastata Chapm.
- Ipomoea pandurata var. rubescens Choisy
- Ipomoea schrenkiana Peter
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.