*Solanum tuberosum Linnaeus. Common name: Potato, Irish Potato, White Potato. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Commonly cultivated, rarely escaped or spontaneous from thrown-out tubers. Distribution: Native of Andean South America.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl6, FNA14, G, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, RAB, WH3; = n/a — Pa, Tat. Basionym: Solanum tuberosum L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Solanum tuberosum - FNA14
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