Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
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.

              [=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.]

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