Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Subtropical forest

Range

South America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Potato vine, also known as potato climber or jasmine nightshade, is an evergreen vine native to South America and commonly grown as an ornamental garden plant. Unlike its potato-producing cousin, Potato Vine produces white, fragrant flowers and edible berries.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Solanaceae

Genus

Solanum

Species

Solanum laxum