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Is a potato a flower

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The potato itself is a tuber, but potato plants are flowering plants and as such do indeed have flowers.

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Yes, most green portions of the potato plant are toxic to a degree - see related question

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What kind of a plant is a potato?

vegetable


Potato is root what is cabbage?

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What vegetable is not a edible root and not an edible flower?

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Is a potato angiosperms or gymnosperms?

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Is a sweet potato a flower?

Although the orange colored sweet potato you see in grocery stores grows underground as a tuberous root, as a dicotyledonous plant, the part of the plant above ground has a flower--in this case, it is white with a purple center.


Does a potato have a flower?

Yes, the plants are covered with small white flowers at one point in their development.


Are sweet potato's flowers?

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