Solanaceae
Wild potato
Solanum jamesii
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- بطاطا برية
- English
- Wild potato
- German
- Indianertomate
Synonyms
- Solanum jamesii subsp. jamesii
- Solanum jamesii subsp. septentrionale Bitter
- Solanum jamesii var. heterotrichium Bitter
- Solanum jamesii var. jamesii
- Solanum jamesii var. sinclairii Bitter & Correvon
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bmasinton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.