This vine was dangling from a tree at Treasure Hammock Ranch when we visited on 3/3/2019 and likely would have gone unnoticed were it not for its signifcant fruits ... From the outside the fruit resembles a good-sized avocado, but…

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This vine was dangling from a tree at Treasure Hammock Ranch when we visited on 3/3/2019 and likely would have gone unnoticed were it not for its signifcant fruits ... From the outside the fruit resembles a good-sized avocado, but…
Barbie Martz (Class of 2012) sent the photo above of a mystery fruit and vine that she took near Wabasso Beach. It is latexplant (Araujla odorata), also known as latex vine, strangler vine, and white milkweed vine. Technically, it is…