Colorado Wild Potato (Solanum jamesii)

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

Solanum jamesii is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and is frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich in starch but are quite small, averaging only about 3cm in diameter. — Tubers - raw or cooked.; The tubers are rich in starch but are quite small, averaging only about 3cm in diameter.; The tubers range in size from a pea to a walnut.; There is a bitterness in the tuber, this is concentrated near the skin.

Habitat & North American Range

Coniferous forests, 1600 - 2500 metres in Arizona. (Zone 8)