| potato | USDA PLANTS Symbol: SOTU U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Crops |
| Solanum tuberosum L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Solanales: Solanaceae |
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 Research; Ivory Crisp potatoes (foreground) are ideal for chips, and Alturas potatoes (background) make great fries. Peggy Greb, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); The features (morphology) of a potato plant. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Flowering of potato plants in a field at La Salle. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Foliar morphology of potato plants. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); A harvested potato tuber. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); The morphological characteristics of potato plants during the tuber initiation developmental stage. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Equipment; A mule being used for soybean cultivation at Cauca Valley in Colombia. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); A potato plant on a potato field at San Luis Valley. Mark McMillan, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Potato flowers Keith Weller, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Field; A scenic view of a potato field overshadowed by approaching storm clouds. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Harvesting; A potato harvester in operation in the field. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Display or Sign; Yes, Americans do love their spuds! We each eat about 125 pounds of them a year, about half from fresh potatoes and half in processed foods. Research has brought forth a slew of new, improved potato varieties for both uses. Take, for example, Atlantic-it makes potato chips with lower fat content than any other variety, thanks to its low ratio of water-to-solid-tissue. Atlantic is now the Nation's number one chipping potato. Are you one of the millions of Americans who never peels potatoes? Then perhaps you rely on our instant potato flakes. We invented the process in 1954 to help use up surplus potatoes. Our instant flakes were an instant hit and a big improvement over earlier powdered potatoes. Today, abut 400 million pounds of potato flakes are produced each year in the United States. Ever have a bag of potatoes go bad? Then you've probably met Phytophthora infestans, a fungus that can suddenly turn potatoes into a slimy, smelly mess. Over the years, this fungus, which affects potatoes in storage and in the field alike, has been controlled by chemicals. Lately, though, the microorganism has been showing a worrisome resistance. ARS scientists are developing new solutions to combat this old problem. Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
| U.S. National Parks where reported invasive: |
| Haleakala National Park (Hawaii) |
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