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There are about 5,000 potato varieties worldwide. Three thousand of them are found in the Andes alone, mainly in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, and Colombia. They belong to eight or nine species, depending on the taxonomic school.
Choosing Potatoes to Grow. You can choose from many potato cultivars and varieties, ranging from plants such as Catalina that produce white-skinned tubers and yellow-skinned tuber plants such as German Butterball to red-skinned tuber plants that include Red Thumb and fingerling potatoes.