Sweet Potato Growing as a Weed (Peru) (IMAGE) Pensoft Publishers Caption Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) growing as a weed in a waste ground, San Ramon, Peru. Credit Robert Scotland Usage Restrictions CC-BY 4.0 License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.