Talk:Oca

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[edit] Classed as an invasive weed?

I removed this statement:

In North America the oca has been classed, unfairly, as an invasive weed.

because I couldn't find any evidence for it. The USDA doesn't believe the plant occurs in the United States [1]. — Pekinensis 06:36, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Second most important

Both the descriptions of the oca and ulloco state that they are "second only to the potato" in importance in the Andes. So, which is correct?--12.154.39.254 22:25, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wrong photo

The photo purporting to be oca is in fact ulluco. Oca is longer, more the proportion of carrot (though not tapering), and has ridges. Perumanta (talk) 03:04, 9 May 2008 (UTC)