Obscure morning-glory vs Suesskartoffel

Ipomoea obscura compared with Ipomoea batatas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Obscure morning-glory	Suesskartoffel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Ipomoea	Ipomoea
Species	Ipomoea obscura	Ipomoea batatas

Evolutionary Relationship

Obscure morning-glory and Suesskartoffel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Obscure morning-glory

NE — Not Evaluated

Suesskartoffel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Obscure morning-glory	Suesskartoffel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Obscure morning-glory

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Solomon Islands).

Suesskartoffel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States