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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Vegetable
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Various insects
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Potato

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Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 2014-06-01
Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 16 May 2014
Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 3 May 2014
Photo by robertduval14

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