Vine of Sodom

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 tree with and without leaves

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."

A fruit thought to be the "apple/vine of Sodon" is the Calotropis procera. The Calotropis procera is not a cryptid, but a flowering plant. The green fruit is often confused with the "apple/vine of Sodom" because when you crack it open it is hollow, with the exception of a small amount of flesh.

The flesh of the fruit is also covered in an extremely bitter and thick sap. The sap is not only toxic, but has become resistant to soap.

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