Classification

Potato: Family & Classification Your high school biology teacher’s nightmare, simplified: where the potato lives on the plant family tree (spoiler: nightshade family). This tuberous delight falls under the Solanaceae family, known for housing other incredibly diverse and striking plants, both edible and poisonous. Delving into Potato Taxonomy The scientific name of the potato is Solanum tuberosum. Let’s peel back the layers of its classification, shall we? Potatoes belong to the order “Solanales” and the class “Eudicots”....