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Potatoes belong to the plant family commonly known as nightshades; the genus Solanum. Other foods in the nightshade family include tomatoes, eggplant, and the hollow peppers such as bell pepper and jalapeno. See attached link.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 16y agoPotato, the English term for potato-word, is a http://www.answers.com/topic/cariban-languages loanword. It was first "borrowed" by the Spanish, who used the word patata to describe the root crop Ipomoea batatas, or http://www.answers.com/topic/sweet-potato, which was introduced to Spain by Columbus in http://www.answers.com/topic/1492. The sweet potato was known to the English herbalist Gerard as "the common http://www.answers.com/topic/potato-word" more than a century later, in 1597.
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∙ 13y agoThe potato is related to nightshade
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What is the local name and family of a white potato?
The local name of the white potato is "POTATO" (boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew) The family is Gamgee.
What is the scientific name for the potato?
The scientific name of the potato is Solanum tuberosum.
Is the sweet potato in the same family as pumpkin?
No, pumpkins are a type of squash, and sweet potatoes are a type of potato.
What is the family of potato?
Solanaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes a number of important agricultural crops. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant. The family is also informally known as the nightshade or potato family. See wiki for more information.
Are sweet potato cupcakes?
No, cupcakes are small cakes. The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. It is similar in appearance to the potato.
What kind of food is potato?
even though it is thought to be a vegetable potato's like corn are a starch part of the grain family :) happy potato researching
Why was the potato once considered dangerous?
The potato is a member of the deadly nightshade family, and eating uncooked potatoes can be toxic, especially if one has an allergy to nightshades.
What is scccientific name of potato?
Solanum tuberosum. They are a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
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What is the genus of plants in the nightshade family including potato tomato and aubergine?
The Solanum genus contains the eggplant, tomato and potato along with others such as woody nightshade.
What is the class of a potato?
Potatoes are Solanum tuberosum and belong to the family Solanaceae. They are a nightshade plant and as a result the only edible part of the plant is the root (tuber).
Which Edible fruit is a species of solanum?
The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) The potato is also in the solanum family
