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No, potatoes and rhubarb are not in the same family. Potatoes belong to the Solanaceae family, commonly known as the nightshade family, while rhubarb is part of the Polygonaceae family, known as the buckwheat family. Despite both being used in cooking, they are botanically quite different.

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