Sweetpotato vs White Morning-glory

Ipomoea batatas compared with Ipomoea lacunosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sweetpotato	White Morning-glory
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Ipomoea	Ipomoea
Species	Ipomoea batatas	Ipomoea lacunosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Sweetpotato and White Morning-glory share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

White Morning-glory

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sweetpotato	White Morning-glory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sweetpotato

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).

White Morning-glory

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom