Spiky Tomato Plant by TwoPynts

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Feb 19, 2014

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Description

This plant was sold to me at a farmers market a few months ago. I was told that it's a tomato plant, and the spikes put it in the Solanum family. I've not been able to pin down exactly what it is though, perhaps a Solanum sisymbriifolium? This is not a plant you want to handle without gloves or run into accidentally even the leaves have spikes all over them. Anyhow, it has begun to flower and some small fruits have formed. It will be interesting to see how they turn out. This was photographed with my new Sony a7K. Happy 2014 everyone.

Comments (11)

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Celart

3:55PM | Wed, 19 February 2014

Lovely flowers. Nice shot

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giulband

4:07PM | Wed, 19 February 2014

Good shot!

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sharky_

4:13PM | Wed, 19 February 2014

Hey! Its been a long time since your last post. Good to see you. An interesting tomato plant. Aloha

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Katraz

5:39PM | Wed, 19 February 2014

Its definitely a Solanum although I've seen some very unusual ones I've not come across one with spines , nice find.

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goodoleboy

6:12PM | Wed, 19 February 2014

OMG, since you've been away for so long I thought you had long ago disappeared completely into infrared never never land. In any event, glad to see the beautiful baptismal result of your new Sony with the lovely closeup of this most arcane flora, Kurt.

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jif3d

7:36PM | Wed, 19 February 2014

Nice to see a post from you again Kort (not Kurt G.O.B), didn't know they came in a spiky version, we just have Cherry Tomatoes popping up everywhere ! Well done & ~Cheers~

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