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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: arillady on September 22, 2015, 03:57:18 PM

Title: A potato family member for identification
Post by: arillady on September 22, 2015, 03:57:18 PM

This member of the potato family was brought to an iris society meeting tonight for identification. Does anyone know its name?

Title: Re: A potato family member for identification
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on September 22, 2015, 05:01:37 PM

Lycianthes rantonnetii?

Title: Re: A potato family member for identification
Post by: majallison on September 22, 2015, 05:13:36 PM

Solanum mauritianum?

Title: Re: A potato family member for identification
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on September 22, 2015, 09:01:41 PM

Quote from: majallison on September 22, 2015, 05:13:36 PM

Solanum mauritianum?

That sounds more likely. An invasive weed in many southern hemisphere areas, according to Wikipedia.

Title: Re: A potato family member for identification
Post by: arillady on September 22, 2015, 10:17:23 PM

thank you for your quick replies. It came up of its own accord in a new garden so I thought it might be a 'weed'.

Title: Re: A potato family member for identification
Post by: Jupiter on September 22, 2015, 10:24:07 PM

Plenty of it around our area Pat. It comes up at work in the garden beds but we don't see it at home. You can use it as a root stock for eggplants. Some old Italian gardens still use it for grafting.