Solanaceae/Solanacées - Nightshade Family
Solanum tuberosum L. [X]
En: potato, Irish potato
Fr: pomme de terre, patate
Provincial Status: X [excluded]
Range: Temp. SA, widely cultivated in NA.
Fr: pomme de terre, patate
Provincial Status: X [excluded]
Range: Temp. SA, widely cultivated in NA.
[=Battata tuberosa Hill ex B.D.Jacks., nom. illeg., pro syn.]
[=Lycopersicon tuberosum (L.) Mill.]
[=Solanum andigenum Juz. & Bukasov]
[=Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. andigenum (Juz. & Bukasov) Hawkes]
[=Solanum tuberosum L. var. chiloense A.DC.]
[=Solanum tuberosum L. var. europaeum Bukasov]
[=Solanum tuberosum L. var. rubrum Gray]
[=Solanum tuberosum L. var. violaceum Gray]
[=Solanum tuberosum L. var. vulgare Mackoskie]
[Potatoes are cultivated in NL and commonly planted in roadside gardens, particularly on the Great Northern Peninsula, but do not persist for long once the plot is abandoned.]