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unusual facts about wild potato



Alarm signal

The aphid Myzus persicae is repelled by the wild potato Solatium berthaultii which releases a chemical from its leaves that acts as an allomone to disrupt aphid attacks.


see also

T. dubia

Thladiantha dubia, the goldencreeper, Manchu tuber-gourd, wild potato, thladianthe douteuse, a fieldweed and a rarely used ornamental plant species

Troth Yeddha'

This is a Lower Tanana Athabascan place name that derives from words troth, meaning 'Indian potato' or 'wild potato' (Hedysarum alpinum) and yeddha', meaning 'ridge'.