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Solanum tuberosum

White Potato

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138605

Element CodePDSOL0Z260

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSolanales

FamilySolanaceae

GenusSolanum

Other Common Names

Irish potato (EN) Pomme de terre (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Michigan	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco Roots	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	96,487

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.