Solanum violaceimarmoratum

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum violaceimarmoratum

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum violaceimarmoratum is native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes, at elevations of roughly 6500 to 11200 feet.  An unusual species, thought not to be closely […]

Solanum vernei

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum vernei

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum vernei is a wild potato species native to Argentina and just barely reaching into Bolivia.  Plants can reach a bit more than four feet tall.  Purple flowers.  […]

Solanum venturii

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum venturii

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum venturii is a wild potato species native to northern Argentina.  This species can survive frosts down to 26 degrees F (-3.5 C) (Li 1977).  Vega (1995) found […]

Solanum stipuloideum

Solanum stipuloideum plant

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum stipuloideum is a wild potato species native to northwest and central Bolivia.  Primarily a woodland species, growing in moist soils (Ochoa 2004).  Leaves nearly simple, with just […]

Solanum stenophyllidium

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum stenophyllidium

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum stenophyllidium is a Mexican species, ranging from central Mexico north almost to the US border.  Highly variable in size and form.  Plants range about 9 to 27 […]

Solanum sogarandinum

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum sogarandinum

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum sogarandinum is a wild potato species native to central to northern Peru. The specific epithet, sogarandinum, refers to Sogaranda, Peru.  While there is no completely standardized pronunciation […]

Solanum raphanifolium

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum raphanifolium

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum raphanifolium is a wild potato species from southern Peru.  This species can survive frosts down to 26 degrees F (-3.5 C) (Li 1977).  Vega (1995) found that […]

Solanum piurae

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum piurae

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum piurae is a species of limited distribution in northern Peru.  Plants reach about two and a half feet tall.  Flowers white.  Berries small and round.  Tubers small, […]

Solanum paucissectum

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum paucissectum

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum paucissectum is a wild potato from Peru.  Plants are usually low-lying, sometimes as much as two feet tall.  Flowers white to light blue.  Berries small and ovoid. […]

Solanum okadae

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum okadae

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum okadae is primarily a western Bolivian species, ranging south into Argentina, growing in moist mid-elevation habitats.  Plants about a foot tall.  Stolons two feet long or more.  […]