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Is sweet potato part of pumpkin family?

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Created: 2022-03-16 12:33:11

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Sweet potatoes come from the convolvulacea family while pumpkin comes from the winter squash family. Both go well with almost any type of dish but pumpkins are better used in desserts. Sweet potatoes are soft and stringy while pumpkins are creamier.


What family is sweet potato in?

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Are sweet potatoes part of the squash family?

The sweet potato or sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting (like pumpkin), tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. ... Sweet potatoSpecies:I. batatasBinomial nameIpomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

What are sweet potatoes related to?

Sweet potatoes refer to a vine species (Ipomoea batatas) in the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae). This species is likely what is on your Thanksgiving dinner table. In the United States and Canada, sweet potatoes are often (confusingly) referred to as “yams.” But sweet potatoes are not even closely related to yams.

Are yams and pumpkins related?

Simply said, pumpkins are part of the squash family, which has over 700 species. ... If you see another orangey vegetable staring at you it may not be a squash, but rather a yam. Just like sweet potato, turnips, carrots, taro, ginger and shallots, they are all related and are in the root/tuber/bulb vegetable category.

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