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solanum mammosum

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Solanum mammosum


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26 Comments (1–25)

ceejayalyssa
ceejayalyssa 10 years ago

we have these in our backyard. very interesting fruits.

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

those are awesome, and so hilarious!

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

very cool!

namitha
namitha 11 years ago

Interesting spotting

Marie Cuenca
Marie Cuenca 11 years ago

They look like balloons! Great shot! :-)

Interesting shape and color...fruit? vegetable? would make a nice garden plant.

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

are they edible?

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

I like the Mickey Mouse name :)

Seema
Seema 12 years ago

Bizzare shape and color..but interesting

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

just blow up some dish washing gloves

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Apple of Sodom, Calotropis procera is a plant native to the Dead Sea and Sodom, Israel and other desert regions. ** Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_of_So...)

UmapornSarasat
UmapornSarasat 12 years ago

here in Thailand ..it is an eggplant...not apple. lol

Blogie
Blogie 12 years ago

I believe the common name of this eggplant is Foxface. In my city, though, people call it the Mickey Mouse plant. :) It's very popular as an ornamental plant hereabouts.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Amazing apple,

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 12 years ago

Very wacky! Would be great if they dried like this : )

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

I saw the thumbnail and I thought it was a joke! Amazing!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

Looks like TellyTubbies.

KarenP
KarenP 12 years ago

Cool tomatoes!

Tom Maebe
Tom Maebe 12 years ago

Ha, I remember this shot! Tour de Negros ;)

cmoijeje
cmoijeje 12 years ago

not to eat it is toxic but seems tasty !!

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years ago

What does that taste like? Do you even eat it?

Saarbrigger
Saarbrigger 12 years ago

Nature has humor that's sure. :-)

Michelle Parish
Michelle Parish 12 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_mam...

Wikipedia article, good info!

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

are they edible and how they taste if they are? unusual..I have not seen any before. thanks for sharing

cmoijeje
cmoijeje 12 years ago

thanks to you

cmoijeje
Spotted by
cmoijeje

Romblon, Philippines

Spotted on Aug 25, 2010
Submitted on Aug 25, 2011

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