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The Nightshade Family (mander.xyz)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

There is more to a plant than just the fruit, you know. It just happens that the species (cultivar?) of nightshade that we grow for potatoes has tasty, starchy roots, while others have tasty, zesty fruits, and then one of them is eggplant.

[โ€“] Narauko 3 points 16 hours ago

Eggplant out here catching strays.