Ipomoea microdactyla Grisebach. Common name: Wild-potato Morning-glory, Man-in-the-ground, Bejuco colorado. Phenology: Nov-Mar (-Oct). Habitat: Pine rocklands. Distribution: S. peninsular FL; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Mona Island of Puerto Rico).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Small (1933) commented that "this wild-potato, within our range, occurs only in the weathered surface of oolitic limestone. The roots, resembling sweet potatoes, often fill the small erosion holes so completely that the rock must be broken to get them out."
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl6, FNA14, K4, WH3, WI, Wood et al (2020b); = Exogonium microdactylum (Griseb.) House — S. Basionym: Ipomoea microdactyla Griseb. 1866
Links to other floras: = Ipomoea microdactyla - FNA14
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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