Potato Variety Identification Table Updated: 11-13-09

Rating Key: PIE Variety Home (http://oregonstate.edu/potatoes/ )
Characteristic   Options/Rating/Abbreviations

Flower Color: (corolla) lt=light, (m)=many), (sm) = small, (lg)=large

Flesh Color: (of tuber) Wh=White, Cr=Cream, Y=Yellow, B=Blue, R=Red, P=Purple;

Skin Color: (of tuber) Wh= smooth white, Ru= russet, Ru-Br=Russeted Brown, P=purple, R=red, BrR=bright red; lt=light (i.e., lt Russet), sm=smooth, dk=dark or deep (red); * red/pink eyes, *d-blue/purple eyes , (wx)=waxy

Tuber Shape: 1 = Round, 5 = Very Long; (chart) f=flat, bk=blocky, cu= curved

F=fingerling; cr=crescent, td=tear drop, r=rounded ends, sf=slightly flattened

Vine Size: 1 = Very Small, 5 = Very Large, np=no pigment (reds); mz=metribuzin sensitivity; (e)=erect, (se)=semi erect, (t)=tall; (s)=spreading

Maturity: Very Early (<90 days,), Very Late (+120 days)

Utilization: Fr=Fresh, Pr=processing, C=Chip FF=French Fry, D=Dual fresh and processing, B=Boiling, Bk=baker, (ex)=export market; (nov)=novelty, g=gourmet

NOTE: public = non-proprietary variety; Public (heirloom) = variety with no known or living breeder/owner (strains may vary);

? public = protection outside USA but no PVP application on record (as of 2-14-07);

Additional sources of information: PAA Potato Variety Inventory, PAA "Variety Images & Descriptions", Canadian Potato Varieties Descriptions, European Cultivated Potato Database, USDA-NPGS Potato PVP Accessions, Owner/Agent Listing (below), WA Potato Exchange, OSU Variety Dev DB

Cultivar (click for pictures/descriptions)	Owner/ a gent *1	Flower Color	Flesh Color	Skin Color	Tuber Shape	Vine Size	Maturity	Utilization	Special notes
A91814-5	U.Idaho ?	?	white	lt brown, net	oblong	?		fry, chips	Very high yields & specific gravity, small size profile, rest. cold-sweet
AC Stampede Russet	TAMS	violet (m)	white	brown (ru)	oblong	medium (e)	long-v.long	fresh & fries
Achill	Higgins	white	cream	lt gold	long	medium	medium	fresh
Adora	HZPC	red-violet	lt yellow	yellow (sm)	oblong-long	medium	v.early-early	fresh
Agave	Norika-H	white	yellow int. rust spots	yellow net	oval	Med-tall, semi-erect	early	table	HR: PVY, PVA Hollow Heart
Albatross	Norika-H	white	yellow, inter. rust spots	yellow net	oval	tall, semi-erect	med-early	starch, multipurpose	HR: PLRV, PVY and PVA
All Blue , 2	Public (heirloom)	lt violet	blue, outer area light	blue	long	long	v.long	fresh
Alpine Russet (A9305-10)	PVMI (Idaho)	red-purple	white	lt russet	long	v.long	medium-long	processing	Light fries out of 45F storage
Alta Russet	AgFCan	blue-violet	white	russet-brown	long	medium	medium	fries
Alturas Russet (A82360‑7)	PVMI (Idaho)	white	white	white-lt russet	long-v.long	v.long	long	process	~Latent Mo in WGO
Andes Sun	Public (heirloom)	Pink	yellow w red ring	White-Purple spots	round	medium	medium	specialty
Andover	Public (NY)	white	white	buff	round; rough	tall, erect to semi-erect	early to mid-season	chip, boiling	early set, res. powdery scab
Anuschka	EPG (Germany)	?	deep yellow	yellow, smooth	round-oval		very early	salad potato
AO96164-1 (Sage Russet)	PVMI (Oregon)	White	white	brown (ru)	long	long	medium	dual
AOA95154-1 *	PVMI (Oregon)	red-purple	white	lt russet	long	v.long	long-v.long	processing
AOND95249-1Russ, *	NDRF	white	v.white	m.russet	Ob-Long	Large-vig	Med-late	Chip-fresh
AOND95292-3Russ	NDRF	??	white	md brown russet	long-blocky	??	??	processing	excellent quality, reduced inputs
Atlantic , 2	Public (USDA)	lt. lavendar	white	russet	round	medium	medium	chip
ATTX961014-1R/Y	TAMS,	?	yellow	Red	oblong		early	fresh
Austrian Crescent, 2	Public (heirloom)	pink-white margins	Pale Yellow	Yellow	Fingerling	small	medium	specialty
Avalanche, 2	John Mara	lt.red-pur.	cream.	white	long-v.long	long	medium	boil
Avondale	IPM (Ireland)	white	cream	white, med-smooth	oval	Medium height	medium	home market	high res to Potato Cyst Nematode fair res. to Late blight (tuber/ and foliage)
Banana	Public (heirloom)	lav. (lg)	yellow	lt yellow (sm)	banana	sm-med (pros)	late	specialty	latent PVY,LR
Banba	IPM (Ireland)	?	Light yellow	Bright deep yellow	large long-oval	?	early	fresh, fries	Highly resistant to foliage blight
Bannock Russet	Public (Idaho)	white	white	russet	long	long	v.long	dual
Beacon Chipper	MPIC, MSU	white	cream	flakey brown	round	medium, semi-erect	medium	chip	high early yield
Bildtstar	HZPC	Red Violet	yellow	red	round, lg, smooth	med-tall	med-early to med-late	specialty	resistance to wart & potato cyst nematode
Bintje	Public (de Vries)	white, few	lt. yellow	pale yellow, sm.	oval	medium, erect	late	table	widely adapted
Blazer Russet (A8893-1)	PVMI (Idaho)	white	white	lt russet	long-v.long	medium	early	dual	Replacement for Shepody
Blue Tomcat	Public (Heirloom)	dark blue	blue	dark blue	oblong	short open	late	Specialty
Brigus	Public (AgCan)	mauve (m)	cream-lt yellow	purple	round-oblong	medium	medium	fries, bake
Burgundy	Public (heirloom)	Purple	cream w burgundy rings	burgundy, lg eyes	blocky	long	late	specialty
Butte	Public (USDA)	lt mauve (m)	white	russet-lt brown	long-v.long (r)	medium	medium-long	fresh, bake	High yield, resistant to hollow heart; very resistant to injuries due to the herbicide metribuzin
Butterfinger	Public (heirloom)	White	cream-yellow	lt russet	v.long-F (cr-td)	Erect, vig.		fresh
Butternut	Public (heirloom)	Pink-violet	yellow	tan smooth	fingerling	med-long	medium	specialty
CalRed	Public (USDA)	violet	cream.	red	round-oval	short (np)	medium	fresh
CalWhite	Public (U.Idaho)	white	white	white	oblong-long		medium	frozen	L-PVY
Canela Russet, 2	CCPGA	white	white	Dk. Russet	long	?	Medium	Fresh	long dormancy, virus resistance
Caribe	Public (AgCan)	pl. purplish blue; tips whitish	creamy white	sm. red-purple, tan background	oblong, narrow at bud end	med, spreading, purple sp.	early	boiling, chipping
Carlingford	ECR (NRPB)	white, few	white	sm. white	round-oval	short, compact	mid-season	fresh	Good storability, res. PVY, c. scab
Cascade	Public (USDA,WSU)	lt lavender	cream	buff (flaky)	oval-oblong	med (erect)		fresh/fry
Catalina (TPS) *	Bejoseeds	(wh ?)	cream.	white	oval-oblong (f)	medium	long-v.long	fresh
Cecile, *	HZPC	red-violet	br. yellow	red	lg oval	erect,	short	fresh	immune to Wart, drought resistance, low N requirement
Century Russet	Public (USDA)	white, many	white	russ. tan	oblong	lg upright	late	fresh	HR: verticillium wilt, PVX.
Cherry Red (DT6063-1R)	Public (TAMS)	red-purple	white	brown-red	oblong	medium	medium	dual
Chieftain	Public (IowaSU)	lt violet	white	red (sm)	round-oval	medium-long	medium	fresh
Chipeta	Public (CSU,IdahoSU)	abundant, reddish, lg. anthers	white	white, sm. russeted areas	round-oval	very large, upright	late	chip	low-input variety
Classic Russet (A95109-1) , *	PVMI (U.Idaho)	white	white	md brown russet	long, blocky	??	early	fresh / early proc	High US#1, replacement for R. Norkotah,
Clearwater Russet (AOA95154-1)	PVMI (Idaho)	purple, white tips	white	brown med russet	oblong-long	?	med-late	fry & fresh	high protein, low internal defects
Coastal Russet	Public (USDA)	md-violet (m)	white	md russet tan	long-v.long	long (e)	medium	fresh-bake
Colorado Rose	CCPGA	purple	white	rose-red, smooth	oval	medium	mid-season	all purpose
Crestone Russet	Public (CSU)	purple	white	light russet	oblong to long	Medium, semi-prostrate	early	fresh	latent PVY
Crimson Red ( COO 86107-1R )	PVMI (OSU)	red-purple	white	bright red	oblong	medium-long	v.early-early	fresh	Somewhat latent to PVY; better skin color than Dr Red Norland or Red LaSoda
Cycloon	Public (Neatherlands)	Red violet	Light yellow	white to yellow	oval to long	semi-erect to erect	early to medium	fresh	Immune to Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)
Dakota Crisp	NDRF	White	White	Eggshell,sh eyes	Round	Med-vig	Medium	Chip, table	Low sugar in storage
Dakota Diamond	NDRF	White, many	White, smooth	Bt.white	Round	Lg-vig	Med-late	chips	Low Nitrogen req
Dakota Jewel	NDRF	Red-purple	White	Br. red, smooth	Round-ob	Small-med	Med-late, early tuber	table	Long dormancy
Dakota Pearl	NDRF	white (m)	cream	lt yellow (sm)	round-oval	medium (se)	medium	chips	Low sugar storage
Dakota Rose (ND3574-5R)	NDRF	Red-purple	white	Red, smooth	Round, sh eyes	large	medium	fresh	Stores well, color
Dark Red Norland	Public (NDSU)	red-pu (sm)	white	dk red	oblong	sm-med	early
Defender (A90586-11)	PVMI (Idaho)	white	white	white	long	long	v.long	processing	Late blight resistance (t & l)
Delikat	Norika-H	white, many	yellow	yellow, lt. net	oblong-oval	tall, semi-erect to spreading	early	table & fry mealy	high solids (21), long dormancy, no int. defects
Denali	Public (USDA)	p violet (m)	white	buff (sm)	oval-oblong	medium	v.long	chips
Desiree	Public (ZPG)	pink (m)	yellow	red (sm)	oblong-long	short-medium	long	fries (ex)
Divina	HZPC	white	cream-yellow	lt-yellow *	oblong	?	medium-long	fresh
Eden	BP (France)	white	pale yellow	yellow	Long, shallow eyes	Med- tall, semi-upright	Medium	ware potato	unsuitable for frying.
Elfe, 2	EPG (Germany)	?	deep yellow	smooth yellow	Oval to long	medium	early	early tablestock	few defects, disease resistance
Exton	Public (Aust.)	?	white	creamy white	oval	tall	late (140 Days)	fresh	susp. to hollow-heart; drought resistance
Fabula	HZPC	red-violet (lg-wh tips)	lt yellow	lt yellow	oval	sh-med	?	fresh
FL 1867	FritoLay	white (few)	white	lt russet	Oval (sl flattened)	vigorous	Early mid season	chipping	resistant to potato cyst nematode, & tolerance to heat
FL 1879	FritoLay	white	P.yelow	tan	Rd-oval	Med-Lg	Med-late	chip	Storage options, Res T early blight
FL 2048	FritoLay	white	white	lt beige	round	upright, m	??	fry	Low defects, fries from cold storage
Freedom Russet (W1836-3rus)	WARF	pale purplish pink	white	russet, lt eyes	long, blocky	large semi-spreading	med-late	dual	common scab res., adapted to the short season
French Fingerling, 2	Public (heirloom)	Lt-violet	yellow (pr[1])	red (sm)	Fing.	?	medium	gourmet
Frontier Russet	Public (USDA)	white, few	white	tannish-brown, spotting	oblong –long, blocky	sm. upright, compact	med-early	baking, fry	Verticillium resistance
Gala (US 307-93)	Norika-H	white, few	dk yellow	shiny yellow	round-oval	medium tall, semi-erect	early	table-	good taste
Gallatin Russet (A88338-1)	Public (Idaho)	lt red-purple, white tips	white	lt tan russet	long	?	late- very late	processing	Good tuber conformation, high yields, resistant to Vert. & Scab
Gemchip	Public (USDA)	white	white	smooth, scaly patches	round-oblong	med-large	med-late	chip	higher yields than Norchip
Gem Russet	PVMI (Idaho)	white	white	russet brown	long	medium	medium	dual
Gem Star Russet	PVMI (Idaho)	white	white	russet	v.long	medium	medium	dual	Lat-PVY
German Butterball, 2	Public (heirloom)	white	Dk-Yellow	Yellow-sl flakey	oval	lg prostrate	very late	fresh, specility
Golden Sunburst (Us 283-89)	Norika-H	lavender, dk.orange anthers	dk yellow	dk yellow smooth, P. lenticels	oval		med late	table	Sus to Common Scab, high yield
Goldrush	NDRF	Red-purple	White	Md gold russet	Oblong-blocky	Med-lg, upright	Medium	Fresh	Stores well
Green Mountain	Public (Alexander)	white, lg	white	buff	oblong, flattened	large, spreading	late	fresh, home	latent PVY
Highland Russet (A9045-7), 2	PVMI (Idaho)	red-purple	white	lt Russet, buff	long	med, erect	med. late	processing	high yield of uniform tubers
HiLite Russet	Public (NPS)	white	white	russeted brown	oblong	short-upright	early-mid	fresh	HR blackleg, c. scab, potato wart
Hot Dog	Public (heirloom)	Purple/ white	white - red stripes	smooth red	long	4	medium	specialty
IdaRose	PVMI (Idaho)	dk pink	white-cream	red-smooth	oval	?	medium	fresh	long dormancy, low inputs
Innovator, 2	HZPC	white, many	yellowish-white	russeted tan	long oblong	med-large, semi-erect	early to mid-season	fresh, chip	L-PVY; HR: wart, R: P. cyst nematode,
Irish Cobbler	Public (heirloom)	lilac ,white tips	white	cr. white	round, flat	med-erect	early	early fresh, chip