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by Gerald Holmes
on May 18, 2016 at 1:59 PM
Great to find these photos and description! We saw an example of this in our fields at Cal Poly recently. In our case the achenes look like they turned into sepals and the fruit turned into a small, green chrysanthemum-like bunch of sepals. Very intriguing symptom to say the least!
by Joan Paskewitz
on August 6, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Could phyllody also cause berries to be ripe at the top but green, dry, slightly soft yet hard at the tips? I'm a gardener in Colorado with most of my experience in gardening in Michigan. Are they still safe to eat the ripe parts?
by Mark P Bolda
on August 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Hi Joan,  
I don't think that would be the case, with phyllody we are looking for deformities and not only issues with ripening. I'm sure it would be safe to eat the ripe parts, and probably even the green although it wouldn't be all that tasty.
 
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