Is this vine edible??

Status
Not open for further replies.

Blondeangel

Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Feb 18, 2011
Messages
40
Location (City and/or State)
Charleston, SC
It's called a "Bitter Melon Vine" also known as "Balsam Pear Vine" and I have it growing like crazy in a bush on the side of my house...it also has some weird fruit/seed/pod thing that hangs off as well as yellow flowers:
bitter-melon-vines-and-flowers.jpg

Balsam%20pear%20Fruit.jpg

3644641365_78677401ab.jpg


Thanks :)
 

Yvonne G

Old Timer
TFO Admin
10 Year Member!
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Jan 23, 2008
Messages
93,388
Location (City and/or State)
Clovis, CA
The fleshy part around the seeds is toxic, but the leaves are used in medicine, so I would assume would be ok if your tortoise took a bite or two.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

New Posts

Top