Solanum brevicaule

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum brevicaule

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 brevicaule is a wild potato species found from southern Peru to central Bolivia.  Plants reach about two feet tall, occasionally up to three feet.  Stolons reach 3-4 […]

Solanum boliviense

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum boliviense

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 boliviense is primarily a Bolivian species, but is found from southern Peru to northern Argentina.  A plant of poor soils, growing up to about the 13,750 foot […]

Solanum berthaultii

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum berthaultii

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 berthaultii is native to central Bolivia.  It forms large plants, three feet tall or more.  The berries are green and speckled.  Tubers are round and white.  Most […]

Solanum andreanum

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum andreanum

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 andreanum is a species found in Ecuador and Colombia, growing at elevations between about 11,500 and 13,000 feet.  Plants a little more than a foot tall.  Flowers […]

Solanum albornozii

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum albornozii

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 albornozii is a species from southern Ecuador.  Plants reach almost two feet tall.  Tubers are moniliform (like beads on a string).  White flowers.  Native habitat is slopes […]

Solanum albicans

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum albicans

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 albicans is a hybrid species that is similar in many ways to Solanum acaule, one of its putative parents.  Ochoa (2004) believes it to be a cross […]

Solanum ajanhuiri

Tubers of the USDA potato accession PI 599280

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 ajanhuiri is perhaps better included among the cultivated species than the wild, but as a wild species hybrid, the dividing line isn’t entirely clear.  This species is […]

Solanum acroscopicum

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum acroscopicum

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 acroscopicum is a Peruvian diploid species.  Plants range mostly 1 to 2 feet tall with long, narrow leaves.  Stolons grow as long as 32 inches (80 cm).  […]

Solanum acroglossum

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum acroglossum

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 acroglossum is a wild potato species from Peru.  Plants are generally a bit smaller than domesticated diploids, with sparser foliage.  Tubers are very unusual, with alternating swellings […]

Solanum x michoacanum

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum x michoacanum

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 x michoacanum is a natural hybrid species thought to be a cross of S. bulbocastanum and S. pinnatisectum. Plants reach about a foot tall.  White flowers.  Round […]