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Hagstrom, John

Diospyros virginiana L. (persimmon), close-up of fruit


Identifier
3.73270
Format
digital color photograph
Digitization Status
Born digital
Type
Photographic image
Date created
2005 – 2012
Description
Diospyros virginiana L. (persimmon), image shows a solitary unripe fruit amongst leaves, fruit is an edible berry yellowish to pale orange 1-1.5" long subtended by 4 persistent calyx lobes, ripens after frost in late Sept.-Oct. and persisting into winter, edible but can cause serious digestive obstructions