The sweet potato in Sichuan is a herbaceous vine belonging to the leguminous genus Leguminosae.

Sweet potatoes are generally spindle-shaped, rounded at the top and pointed at the bottom. Some sweet potatoes have obvious divisions, and the skin is yellow-white. There are a few roots at the end, and the skin is torn open to reveal the white flesh inside. The meat is crystal clear, crisp and slightly sweet. Old sweet potatoes have tendons in their flesh. Sweet potatoes can be eaten raw like a fruit or fried like a vegetable.

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Sweet potatoes are native to tropical America and are now widely distributed in tropical areas of the Eastern Hemisphere. They are commonly cultivated in southwestern provinces of China. In the north, sweet potatoes and white potatoes are collectively called sweet potatoes. In fact, sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes do not belong to the same family. Sweet potatoes belong to the Convolvulaceae family, while white sweet potatoes belong to the Leguminosae family. The roots of white sweet potatoes are plump and the flesh is white, crisp, tender and juicy. It is rich in sugar and protein and is also rich in vitamin C.

White sweet potatoes prefer to survive in a soil environment that is loose and easy to dialyze. Moreover, the roots of white sweet potatoes are highly absorbent and do not require much care. ?

The corolla is light purple or light red, the flag petals are nearly round, the wing petals are sickle-shaped, the styles are curved, the pods are belt-shaped and flat, and the seeds are nearly square and flat. Flowers bloom in August and bear fruit in November. The seeds are highly toxic and should not be eaten, but they can be used as an insecticide to control aphids.

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