Potato

Potato
Potato cultivars appear in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. tuberosum
Binomial name
Solanum tuberosum L.
Synonyms[1]
List Solanum andigenum Juz. & Bukasov Solanum apurimacense Vargas Solanum aquinas Bukasov Solanum chiloense Berthault Solanum chilotanum Hawkes Solanum cultum Berthault Solanum diemii Brücher Solanum estradae L.E. López Solanum fonckii Phil. Solanum herrerae Juz. Solanum kesselbrenneri Juz. & Bukasov Solanum leptostigma Juz. & Buk. Solanum molinae Juz. Solanum oceanicum Brücher Solanum ochoanum Lechn. Solanum sanmartiniense Brucher Solanum subandigena Hawkes Solanum tascalense Brucher Solanum zykinii Lechn.

A potato is a vegetable, the Solanum tuberosum.^[1] It is a small plant with large leaves. The part of the potato that people eat is a tuber that grows under the ground.

A potato has a lot of starch and other carbohydrates. Potato usually has a light-brown or yellowish skin and is white or yellow inside. If the potato gets light on it, the tuber turns green and will be poisonous.^[2][3]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
2. ↑ "Potato - growing potatoes in Australia". www.potato.com.au. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
3. ↑ "Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts". U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 1 June 2016.