Rucki (Solanum curtilobum)

Family: Solanaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Solanum curtilobum is a PERENNIAL. It is frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root - cooked. A good source of starch but the root has a bitter taste. This bitterness can be removed by freeze-drying the tubers to make a food called 'chuño'. — A good source of starch but the root has a bitter taste.; This bitterness can be removed by freeze-drying the tubers to make a food called 'chuño'.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in the wild. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)