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The potato itself is a tuber, but potato plants are flowering plants and as such do indeed have flowers.
These are the seed pods and are poisonous.
Potato balls originated in and to this day remain a major part of the cuisine of Ecuador.
As the tomato and the potato are close relatives the seed pod of a potato looks like a green tomato. What you have is a potato seed pod. Do not be tempted to eat it.
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Cadjea ate the green potato chips
CAn you eat a decrative potato plants potato?
I suspect that like most green plants the potato has gibberellins (growth hormones) in the stem that migrate to the side of the stem opposite the sun. On that side they stimulate stem growth, causing the stem to bend towards the sun.
Most potato plants have white flowers. Sweet potatoes are the only potato plants without white flowers. (they have no flowers)
A potato is a vegetable. Potatoes are part of the root system of the plant. Potato plants actually do bear fruits. They look like small green tomatoes. However, they are poisonous.