What is "ipomoea leptophylla"

man-of-the-earth \man-of-the-earth\ n.

1. (Bot.) A long-rooted morning glory ( Ipomoea leptophylla) of Western U. S.

   Syn: man of the earth, Ipomoea leptophylla.

2. A tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial ( Ipomoea panurata or Ipomoea fastigiata) having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato.

   Syn: wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man of the earth, manroot, scammonyroot, Ipomoea panurata, Ipomoea fastigiata.

''"Bush Morning Glory" redirects here. This can also refer to '' Ipomoea carnea.

Ipomoea leptophylla, the bush morning glory, bush moonflower or manroot, is a flowering plant species in the bindweed family, Convolvulaceae.

The Latin specific epithet leptophylla refers to leptophyllus -a -um fine- or slender-leaved.

It belongs to the morning glory genus Ipomoea and is native to the warm temperate regions of western North America.