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pomegranate

Plant

  • Large deciduous shrub
  • 12-25' tall

Twig

  • Opposite leaf arrangement
  • Thorns

Leaf

  • 1-1½" long
  • Narrow, glossy
  • Clustered on short branches

Flower

  • 1½-2½" wide
  • Orange, scarlet red
  • Numerous stamens

Fruit

  • 2-5" long
  • Round to somewhat flattened
  • Leathery rind with persistent calyx
  • Seeds surrounded by edible, juicy, pink to purplish-red pulp