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Distimake tuberosus

Botanic Family
Convolvulaceae
Author
(Linnaeus) A.R. Simões & Staples
Propagation
D.S.
Cultivated
C, ornamental
Hardiness Zone
Min7C 8-11

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

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Herbaceous deciduous glabrous perennial evergreen woody twining high-climbing liane with cylindrical tuberous root. 5-7-palmatilobed glabrous or puberulous leaves to 140mm long, 160mm diameter. Yellow, orange or white axillary flowers solitary or in dichasia or cymes with minute triangular bracts to 2mm, 5 glabrous mucronate sepals to 30mm long, glabrous yellow corolla to 55mmx 60mm. Pale brown glabrous fruit capsule 40mm diameter shaped like a carved rose with persistent accrescent sepals to 60mm in fruit.

A rampant plant, known weed, prohibited in some areas

Edible tubers.

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