Easter eggplant
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| Species: | S. ovigerum
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| Solanum ovigerum | |
Easter eggplant is a plant of the nightshade family, related to aubergine (=S.melongena). The stem and leafstalks are green, or very faintly tinged with purple, and bear a few white spines. Leaves are wavy at the edges. Flowers are lilac, it is recognized by its oblong fruit, also grown as an ornamental plant, for covering walls or trellises.
Other websites
[change | change source]- http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/ARN_AUD/AUBERGINE_diminutive_of_Fr_aube.html Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MV061 Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Solanaceae in stamps Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
