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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Ipomoea jalapa is an evergreen Climber growing to 3 m (9ft 10in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
I. purga.
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Sunny Edge;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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The tuber is a resinous acrid herb with an unpleasant taste that is often used as a purgative[238]. It is taken internally in the treatment of constipation, colic and intestinal parasites[238]. The root is harvested in the autumn and dried for later use[238].
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Requires a well-drained humus-rich soil in a sunny position[238]. This species is not very frost tolerant[238], though it might be possible to grow it outdoors in a very sheltered position in the mildest areas of Britain. Either cut the plant back or thin out the shoots in the spring[238]. 218245
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. Semi-ripe cuttings in the summer.
Other Names
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Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: Mexico (Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Campeche, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Belize, Guatemala
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Ipomoea alba | Moonflower, Tropical white morning-glory | Perennial Climber | 10.0 |
7-10
| F | LM | N | M | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ipomoea aquatica | Kangkong, Swamp Morning Glory | Annual/Perennial | 0.5 |
10-12
| F | LMH | N | MWeWa | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Ipomoea batatas | Sweet Potato, Black Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine | Perennial Climber | 3.0 |
10-12
| F | LM | N | M | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ipomoea leptophylla | Bush Moon Flower | Perennial | 1.2 |
4-9
| | LMH | N | M | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Ipomoea nil | Japanese Morning Glory, Whiteedge morning-glory | Annual | 5.0 |
8-11
| F | LMH | N | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Ipomoea pandurata | Wild Potato Vine, Man of the earth | Perennial Climber | 3.5 |
6-9
| F | LMH | N | M | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Ipomoea plummerae | Huachuca Morning Glory, Plummer's Morning Glory. | Perennial Climber | 0.4 |
7-10
| M | LM | SN | DM | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ipomoea purpurea | Common Morning Glory, Tall morning-glory | Annual Climber | 2.5 |
6-9
| F | LMH | N | M | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ipomoea sagittata | Saltmarsh Morning Glory, Saltmarsh morning-glory | | 0.0 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 1 | |
| Ipomoea tricolor | Morning Glory, Grannyvine | Perennial Climber | 5.0 |
10-11
| F | LMH | N | M | 0 | 1 | |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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