Solanaceae

Potato

Solanum tuberosum L.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum

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Common names

By language (244)

ab: Акартош
acm: بتيتة, بُتيتة
aeb: Ba6à6a, بطاطة
Afrikaans: Aartappel
Akan: Atomo
Albanian: Patatja
Amharic: ድንች
ang: Eorþpera
Arabic: بطاطا, بطاطس, البطاطا, البطاطس
Armenian: Կարտոֆիլ
ary: بطاطا
arz: بطاطس
Assamese: আলু
Asturian: Pataquera
atj: Patak
awa: आलु
Aymara: Ch'uqi
azb: یئرآلما
Azerbaijani: Kartof
ba: Бәрәңге
ban: Kentang, ᬓᭂᬦ᭄ᬢᬂ
Bangla: আলু, অালু
bar: Eadäpfe, Erdo(ä)pfé, Grumpirn, Kartóffé
Basque: Patata
Belarusian: Бульба
bew: Artapel
Bhojpuri: आलू
bik: Patatas
bo: ཞོ་ཁོག
Bosnian: Krompir
Breton: Patatez
bua: Түмһэн
Bulgarian: Картоф
Burmese: အာလူး
Cantonese: 薯仔
Catalan: Patatera, Patata
cdo: Huăng-giāng-sṳ̀
ce: Картол
Cebuano: Patatas
Central Kurdish: پەتاتە
ch: Batatas
Chinese: 薯仔, 馬鈴薯, 马铃薯, 土豆, 地蛋, 山药蛋, 山药豆, 洋芋
chy: Aéstomemésêhestôtse, Mésêhestôtse
Corsican: Pomu
crh: Qartop
Croatian: Krumpir
csb: Bùlwa
cv: Çĕр улми
Czech: Lilek brambor
Danish: Kartoffelplante, Kartoffel, Kartoffelplanten
dsb: Kulka
Dutch: Aardappel
eml: Pòmm da térà
English: Potato, Russian potato, Irish potato, Potato plant, Spud, Tater, Tattie
Esperanto: Terpomo
Estonian: Kartul
Ewe: Yevúte
Faroese: Epli
ff: Kudaku
Filipino: Patatas
Finnish: Peruna
fmp: Njo’nd?k
French: Pomme de terre, Patate, Tubercule
frr: Iartapel, Eerdaapel, Irpel
fur: Cjartofule
Galician: Baloca, Pataca
gan: 土豆
gcr: Ponm dé tè
Georgian: Კარტოფილი
German: Erdäpfel, Kartoffel, Erdapfel, Erdbirne, Erdknolle, Grundbirne, Krumbirn, Potacke
gor: Artape
Greek: Πατάτα, Πατάτες
gsw: Härdöpfel
Guarani: Yvy'a
Gujarati: બટાકાં, બટેટા
gv: Praase
Haitian Creole: Pòm tè
Hausa: Dankalin turawa
Hebrew: תפוח אדמה
hif: Aalu
hil: Patatas
Hindi: आलू
hsb: Běrna, Běrny, Kulka, Nepl, Nepla, Neple
Hungarian: Burgonya, Krumpli, Pityóka
Icelandic: Kartafla
Igbo: Potato, Nduku
ik: Asiaġruaq
Iloko: Patatas
Indonesian: Kentang
inh: Коартол
io: Terpomo
Irish: Práta
Italian: Patata
jam: Pitieta
Japanese: ジャガイモ, バレイショ, 馬鈴薯
Javanese: Kenthang
kaa: Kartoshka
Kannada: ಆಲೂಗಡ್ಡೆ
Kazakh: Картоп
kbp: Tɛtɛɛ pɔm
kcg: A̱da̱ngka̱li A̱shong
kg: Mbala
kge: Kontang
Khmer: ដំឡូង
Kinyarwanda: Ikirayi
kl: Naatsiiat
koi: Картов
Konkani: आळूं
Korean: 감자
krc: Гардош
ks: ٲلو, اولُو
ksh: Ääpel
Kurdish: Kartol
kv: Картупель
kw: Aval dor, Patatysen, Tetti
Kyrgyz: Картөшкө
lah: آلو
Lao: ມັນຝະລັ່ງ
Latvian: Kartupelis
lbe: Нущи
lfn: Patata
li: Aerpel
lij: Patàtta, Patata, Patatta, Patàta, Patòta, Puma de terra
Lingala: Mbálá
Lithuanian: Valgomoji bulvė
ltg: Buļbe
Luxembourgish: Gromper, Bupp
Macedonian: Компир
mad: Kenthang
Maithili: आलु
Malagasy: Ovy, Ovimbazaha
Malay: Kentang, Ubi kentang
Malayalam: ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ്
Maltese: Patata
Māori: Rīwai
map: Kenthang
Marathi: बटाटा
mdf: Модамарь
min: Kantang
mnw: အာလူ
Mongolian: Төмс
mrj: Тури
mwl: Patata, Patateira
myv: Модамарь
mzn: بنهسه
nah: Tlālcamohtli
nan: Má-lêng-chî, Má-lîng-tsî, Bé-lêng-chî, Bé-lêng-chṳ̂, Bé-lîng-tsî, Bé-lîng-tsîr, Kan-tan, Kan-tan-chṳ̂
nap: Patana
nds: Eerpel, Kantüffel
Nepali: आलु, आलु खेती
new: आलु
Northern Sotho: Tapola
Norwegian Bokmål: Potet, Jordeple, Potetplante
Norwegian Nynorsk: Potet
Odia: ଆଳୁ
olo: Kartohku
os: Картоф
pam: Patatas
pap: Batata
Pashto: کچالو
pcd: Pétote
pdc: Grumbiere
Persian: سیبزمینی, سیب زمینی
pfl: Grumbeere
pms: Patata
pnt: Καρτόφιν
Polish: Ziemniak
Portuguese: Batata, Batatinha, Batateira, Escorva, Papa, Pataca, Semilha
Punjabi: ਆਲੂ
Quechua: Papa
rmf: Phuujengiero
rn: Ikiraya
roa: Patane
Romanian: Cartof
Romansh: Tartuffel
rsk: Кромпля
rue: Бандурка
rup: Cartofi
Russian: Картофель, Картофель европейский, Картофель клубненосный, Картофель чилийский, Картошка, Паслён клубненосный
sah: Хортуоппуй
Samoan: Pateta
Sanskrit: आलुकम्
sat: ᱟᱹᱞᱩ
sc: Patata
sco: Tattie
Scottish Gaelic: Buntàta
se: Buđet, Bohtehtos, Bohtás, Botehtos, Buhtat, Buđeita, Pohtehtos
Serbian: Krompir, Кромпир
Serbian (Latin): Krumpir
sgs: Bolbė
shn: ဢႃႇလူး, မၼ်းၵလႃး
Shona: Mbatatisi
Sindhi: پٽاٽو
Sinhala: අල
skr: آلو
Slovak: Ľuľok zemiakový, Zemiak
Slovenian: Krompir
sma: Peara
smn: Potás, Pottáák, Pottáás
sms: Pååttaǩ
Somali: Barandho
Spanish: Papa, Patata
srn: Patata
ss: Li-tábhane
stq: Tuffelke
Sundanese: Kentang
Swahili: Kiazi cha kizungu
Swedish: Potatis, Potät
szl: Kartŏfel
Tajik: Sebzaminī, Себзаминӣ, Kartoshka, Kartoşka, Картошка
Tamil: உருளைக் கிழங்கு
Tatar: Бәрәңге
tcy: ಬಟಾಟೆ
Telugu: బంగాళదుంప
tet: Fehuk-ropa, Fehuk-malae, Fehuk-midar
Thai: มันฝรั่ง
Tongan: Pateta
tum: Kacewere
Turkish: Patates, Çisil
Turkmen: Kartoşka
tyv: Картофель
udm: Картофка, Барангы, Картош
Ukrainian: Картопля
Urdu: آلو
Uyghur: ياڭيۇ
Uzbek: Kartoshka
vec: Cartùfola
vep: Kartohk
Vietnamese: Khoai tây
vls: Petat
vo: Pötet
vot: Maamuna
Walloon: Crompire
war: Patatas
Welsh: Taten, Tatws
Western Frisian: Ierappel, Earpel, Ierdappel
Wolof: Pombiteer
wuu: 洋山芋
xal: Боднцг
xmf: Კარტოფილი
Yiddish: קארטאפל
Yoruba: Ọ̀dùnkún, Ànàmọ́
Zulu: Izambane
zza: Kartole

Synonyms

Battata tuberosa Hill
Larnax sylvarum subsp. novogranatensis N.W.Sawyer
Lycopersicon tuberosum (L.) Mill.
Parmentiera edulis Raf.
Parmentiera edulis Raf.
Solanum acutifoliolum Lechn.
Solanum acutifolium Lechn.
Solanum adpressipilosum Lechn.
Solanum alcayimilla Hawkes
Solanum alkkaphinu Ochoa
Solanum alkkapitiquina Ochoa
Solanum ancacc-maquin Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum ancacpomacanchicum Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum Juz. & Bukasov
Solanum andigenum Juz. & Bukasov
Solanum andigenum f. acomayoanum Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. alccai-huarmi Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. ancacc-maquin Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. ancacpomacanchicum Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. andigena Juz. & Bukasov
Solanum andigenum f. andigenum
Solanum andigenum f. arcuatum Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. atroviolaceum Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. basiscopum Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. bifidum Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. blanca Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. caesium Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. caiceda Bukasov
Solanum andigenum f. ccompetillo Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. ccompis Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. cevallosii Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. chalcoense Bukasov
Solanum andigenum f. chiar-imilla Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. chimaco Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. ckehuillo Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. coeruleum Lechn. ex Bukasov
Solanum andigenum f. conicicolumnatum Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. coyo Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. cryptostylum Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum andigenum f. dilatatum Bukasov & Lechn.

and 785 more.

Flowers

In flower: December to August (from 142 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Florencia Luna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: norambuena Orrego, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Grzegorz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Paula Greer, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: alcaino iturrieta jo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.