Colorado Wild Potato
Herb latin name: Colorado Wild Potato,Colorado Wild Potato Extract
Latin name: Solanum jamesii
Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family, Potato Family)
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Coniferous forests, 1600 - 2500 metres in Arizona. Propagation of Colorado Wild Potato: Seed - sow early spring in a warm greenhoHabitat of the herb: the herb: Coniferous forests, 1600 - 2500 metres in Arizona.
Propagation of Colorado Wild Potato: Seed - sow early spring in a warm greenhouse. Prick out the seedlings into a fairly rich compost as soon as they are large enough to handle and grow them on fast. Plant them out after the last expected frosts. Division. Harvest the tubers in autumn after the top-growth has been cut back by frost. Store the tubers in a cool frost-free place overwinter and replant in April.
Cultivation of the herb: Coniferous forests, 1600 - 2500 metres in Arizona.
Medicinal use of Colorado Wild Potato: None known
Known hazards of Solanum jamesii: Although no specific mention of toxicity has been seen for this species, it belongs to a genus where many if not all the members have poisonous leaves and sometimes also the unripe fruits.
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