Please help ID - this small pumpkin thing

15 years ago

I have this growing in a raised bed (one of a million seeds my kids put in without labeling anything) but I can't tell what it is and if its good for anything other than a pretty miniature pumpkin - I don't know that we even had miniature pumpkin seeds - can I eat it? My other guess is because its in a now crowded raised bed that its substantially undersized whatever it is but I do have quite a few of them on the vine - you're going to ask for pictures of leaves aren't you?

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gardengimp
15 years ago
I don't think we can see your dropbox stuff. How about google picassa or photobucket?

~dianne
Carol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL)
15 years ago
Link to photo:

Here is a link that might be useful: Photo
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Carol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL)
15 years ago
Crazy - sorry - the link is not static.
soupaman
Original Author
15 years ago
Sorry, the photo is in a public gallery so I assumed it would be visible ...

Does this work?
gardengimp
15 years ago
Ahh, isn't it cute!

~dianne
ladywingr
15 years ago
Whatever it is - it's adorable! Thanks for sharing.
ariel73
15 years ago
I believe you have Solanum integrifolium
It is an ornamental eggplant that is usually sold around halloween time. I think they are really neat!
kayjones
15 years ago
Yes - these are used in floral arrangements.
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
15 years ago
Does not look like any solanum to me - check out the stem - it looks very much like a mini pumpkin or gourd. I've seen those in the catalogs:

& here's Solanum integrifolium - note the calyx where the stem meets the fruit:
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Also the plant's form is a great clue - pumpkins/gourds grow on vines, solanums are upright & semi-woody, often w/ spiny leaves.