The characteristics of whether a potato is a potato or a sweet potato.

Is the potato a potato or a sweet potato

Potato is a potato, not sweet potato, is the scientific name of potato, in addition to these two names, but also called ground egg, potato, Dutch potato and so on, different regions are called differently. The sweet potato is a sweet potato, which is essentially different from the potato. The appearance of the potato is also different from that of the sweet potato. The appearance color of the potato is white or yellow, and the fleshy color inside is also very light. The appearance color of the sweet potato is mostly red, and the flesh color inside is yellow-red or yellow.

Second, the characteristics of both.

The shape of the potato is oblate, the surface is hairless, and sometimes a little pilose is sparsely distributed. Can bloom, flowering in summer, the flower shape is calyx bell-shaped, about 1 cm in diameter, the color of the flower is white or blue-purple. It should be noted that potatoes contain a certain degree of toxicity, harmful substances will decompose after high-temperature cooking, but eating after germination can cause poisoning.

Sweet potato has a variety of shapes, such as cylinder, block, spindle, circle and so on. Sweet potatoes rarely bloom, especially in the north, it is difficult to achieve natural flowering, flowers grow in leaf axils and leaf tops, flowers are light red, but also purplish red, showing a funnel-shaped shape, much like morning glory.