Where growing tomato with orange spines (photo)
“Acquaintance” with the vegetable ends in disaster.
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The most “unfriendly” tomato in the world grows up to 2 meters, and its stems and leaves are covered with huge spines, which contain poison. This plant is called porcupine tomato, or Solanum pyracanthos.
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Porcupine tomato shrub of the family Solanaceae. He is a close relative of potato, eggplant and the common tomato. Found prickly tomato in Madagascar and other Indian ocean Islands. Sometimes it is grown as an ornamental plant in greenhouses.
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Solanum pyracanthos is a very hardy plant. And it is experiencing drought, and cold. Therefore, it is almost impossible to get rid of. Especially not worth it to fight the weed by hand. The poison contained in his orange spikes, more of the poison of deadly nightshade. To cope with the monster, not everyone can herbicide.
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Fruit Prokopevskogo tomato similar to small tomatoes. They are bright and appetizing, thereby lure the animal. Like spines, they are poisonous. “Acquaintance” with the vegetable ends in disaster for the animal and for man.
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