Potato (Solanum tuberosum) berries

Potatoes are a staple vegetable crop originally domesticated by indigenous peoples in the Andes mountains of South America, primarily in what is now Peru and Bolivia. The image shows the green, tomato-like berries produced by the potato plant. These berries are not edible and contain high levels of solanine, which is toxic.

Today, potatoes are one of the most widely grown commercial crops globally, with major production occurring in China, India, Russia, and the European Union. Unlike processed consumer goods, raw agricultural products like these are grown by millions of independent farmers and large agricultural corporations worldwide. As an organism, the potato belongs to the nightshade family and does not have a single corporate 'ultimate owner' in the same sense as a consumer brand.