@limneticvillains I don't want to be pedantic but potatoes and sweet potatoes are from South America.
We have some pretty interesting tubers native to my area of North America, like Apios americana and Jerusalem artichoke (neither an artichoke nor from Jerusalem).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apios_americana?wprov=sfla1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke?wprov=sfla1