Is potato a potato or a sweet potato? What are the characteristics of the two?

1. Is potato a potato or a sweet potato?

Potato is potato, not sweet potato. It is the scientific name of potato. In addition to these two names, it is also called ground egg, sweet potato, Dutch potato, etc. The names are different in different regions. Sweet potatoes are sweet potatoes, which are fundamentally different from potatoes. Potatoes and sweet potatoes look different. The surface of potatoes is white or yellow, and the flesh inside is also light in color. The surface of sweet potatoes is mostly red, and the flesh inside is yellow-red or yellow.

2. Characteristics of the two

Potatoes are oblate in shape, with no hair on the surface, sometimes with a few sparse soft hairs. It can bloom, and the flowering period is in summer. The flower shape is calyx bell-shaped, with a diameter of about 1 cm, and the flower color is white or blue-purple. It should be noted that potatoes contain certain toxic substances. The harmful substances will decompose after high-temperature cooking, but eating them after sprouting can cause poisoning.

Sweet potatoes come in a variety of shapes, including cylindrical, block-shaped, spindle-shaped, round, and so on. Sweet potatoes rarely bloom, especially in the northern regions where it is difficult to achieve natural flowering. The flowers grow in the leaf axils and leaf tops. The flowers are light pink or purple-red in color, and are funnel-shaped, much like morning glory.