Ipomoea pandurata G.Mey.

Perennial from a large, deep-seated, tuber-like root; stems trailing or twining, to 5 m, glabrous or nearly so; lvs glabrous or more often hairy beneath, ovate, entire, acuminate, deeply cordate at base, 5–15 cm, rarely obscurely lobed or angled; peduncles stout, stiff, usually exceeding the subtending petioles, bearing 1–7 fls in a terminal cluster; sep ovate or oblong, 13–20 mm at anthesis, obtuse to broadly rounded, glabrous; cor white with red-purple center, 5–8 cm; ovary bilocular; 2n=30. Dry woods and thickets; Conn. to s. Ont., Mich., and Kans., s. to Fla. and Tex. June–Sept.

It is a temperate plant. It grows in dry soil, in fields, roadsides and fence rows. It suits hardiness zones 6-9.

The young roots can be baked or boiled. If the roots are bitter they should be boiled in several changes of water.

Plants can be grown from seeds or by cuttings or root tubers.