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Revision as of 16:00, 26 October 2013
Description
Artist’s rendering of Vine of Sodom
The Vine of Sodom is a cryptid plant mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Its fruit are called "apples of Sodom", which, though beautiful to the eye, explode when touched and are toxic when eaten.
Sighting
The fruit is described by the Roman Jewish historian Josephus, who saw it growing near Sodom: "...as well as the ashes growing in their fruits; which fruits have a color as if they were fit to be eaten, but if you pluck them with your hands, they dissolve into smoke and ashes."