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Wild Balsam Apple

Momordica charantia

Description:

pod opens revealing bright red seeds

Notes:

Invasive

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6 Comments

Sckel
Sckel 11 years ago

Fruit very tasty.

Saarbrigger
Saarbrigger 12 years ago

Amazing colours.

ThePinappleMan
ThePinappleMan 12 years ago

cool

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Momordica leaves, could be used (boiled) to wash and remove skin fungus like Pitiriasis versicolor. so it is in the list of medicinal plants......

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Alice has it right!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

This is Wild Balsam Apple. Momordica charantia It is the seed pod not the bloom It is in invasive plant. The seed pod does catch your eye.

GeorgeGaray
Spotted by
GeorgeGaray

Melbourne, Florida, USA

Spotted on Oct 31, 2011
Submitted on Oct 31, 2011

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