Plants Profile for Solanum tuberosum (Irish potato)

General Information
Symbol:	SOTU
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Solanaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Subshrub
Native Status:	CAN W HI I L48 I PR I
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus	Solanum L. – nightshade
Species	Solanum tuberosum L. – Irish potato

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Related Links

More Accounts and Images
ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (SOTU)
CalPhotos (SOTU)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (SOTU)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (SOTU)
Kemper Center for Home Gardening (SOTU)
Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn) (SOTU)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (SOTU)

Related Websites
Encyclopedia of Life Species Abstract (SOTU)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover