Is the latest potato a potato or a sweet potato? The characteristics of both

I. Is the potato a potato or a sweet potato

The potato is a potato, not a sweet potato; that is the scientific name of the potato. Besides these two names, it is also called didan, yangyu, Holland potato, and so on, and the names differ from region to region. The sweet potato is a sweet potato, and it is essentially different from the potato. The potato and the sweet potato also do not look the same. The outer color of the potato is white or yellow, and the flesh color inside is also very light. The outer color of the sweet potato is mostly red, and the flesh color inside is yellow-red or yellow.

II. The characteristics of both

The shape of the potato is flat and round, the surface has no hairs, and sometimes a little soft hair is sparsely distributed. It can bloom, the flowering period is in summer, the flower shape is a bell-shaped calyx, about 1 cm in diameter, and the flower color is white or blue-purple. It should be noted that the potato contains a certain toxicity, and after high-temperature cooking the harmful substances break down, but eating it after it sprouts can cause poisoning.

The sweet potato has various shapes, including cylindrical, blocky, spindle-shaped, round, and several other shapes. The sweet potato rarely blooms, especially in northern regions where natural blooming is very difficult. The flowers grow in the leaf axils and at the leaf tips, the flower color is light red, and there is also purple-red, and the shape is funnel-shaped, very much like a morning glory.