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Egg Plant Flower

Solanum Melongena

Description:

This delicately coloured medium sized flower is the first stage of the fruit of an egg plant. Widely used in cooking it also takes the common name Melongene, Garden Egg, or Guinea Squash. The flower has a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens.

Habitat:

Domestic Gardens and farms.

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Michael Strydom
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Michael Strydom

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Apr 11, 2016
Submitted on Apr 11, 2016

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