''Ipomoea tastensis'' is a species of plant in the bindweed family,
Convolvulaceae. It is native to the Mexican state of
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...
and are particularly abundant in the Sierra El Taste, where the white showy flowers make them a conspicuous part of the landscape.
''Ipomoea tastensis'' is a woody vine twining over other vegetation up to a height of 10 m (33 feet). Leaves are heart-shaped, pointed at the tip, up to 8 cm (3.2 inches) long. Flowers are large, white, the
corollas up to 14 cm (5.6 inches) long.
[Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1903. Notes and new species of Lower California plants. Zoë 5:155-174.][Forrest Shreve, Ira Loren Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. Stanford University Press.]
References
tastensis
Flora of Baja California Sur
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