What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
I didn't take pics but I can tomorrow.
I found a fruit with a papery brown/grey mottled skin.
Because I was curious I tore it open.
Immediately under the papery skin is a red juice.
The fruit is white with a pink stain from the juice.
I believe I saw very small seeds in the center grouped together like you see in a cranberry but without the void. It was fleshy all of the way through.
The size of this was bigger than a grape but smaller than a plum.
About the size of a TimBit.
On the top it had a round patch where it looks like it broke off a stem.
Is it from a Tree?
Is it a Fungus?
I found a Stinkhorn ball before in the ground and this is not like it.
Soo many questions.....and I can't find it on the Google.....
Came here for the Wisdom
I found a fruit with a papery brown/grey mottled skin.
Because I was curious I tore it open.
Immediately under the papery skin is a red juice.
The fruit is white with a pink stain from the juice.
I believe I saw very small seeds in the center grouped together like you see in a cranberry but without the void. It was fleshy all of the way through.
The size of this was bigger than a grape but smaller than a plum.
About the size of a TimBit.
On the top it had a round patch where it looks like it broke off a stem.
Is it from a Tree?
Is it a Fungus?
I found a Stinkhorn ball before in the ground and this is not like it.
Soo many questions.....and I can't find it on the Google.....
Came here for the Wisdom
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Re: What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
Very detailed description ... but we'll need a picture.
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Re: What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
yep a photo would really help....
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Re: What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
Sounds like a tomatilo, not sure if I spelled it right.
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Re: What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
Tomatillos and ground cherries are dry just under the husk though.....and tomatillos are green....i grew both a few years back and i still find volunteers in my garden. These are ground cherries -cellphone for size comparison....tomatillos are the size of a small field tomatoe or a large cherry tomato.
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Re: What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
Hmmm look anything like this nose lol ...
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Re: What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
Ground cherry
Tomatillo
Chinese gooseberry
Not 100% sure, but I think they are all the same thing.
Tomatillo
Chinese gooseberry
Not 100% sure, but I think they are all the same thing.
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Re: What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
Tomatillos are a bit bigger (about 5 times bigger) than ground cherries and green inside.....but every bit as invasive and self seeding!
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Re: What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
I wanted green tomatillo salsa a few years back started a whack from seed. I'm still pulling them out of the garden. And the salsa wasn't even that good lol
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Re: What is it? -Mystery Fruit found in lawn
Sweet potato and tomatillo soup is quite good, though.
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