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Posted By: Shirley4 A Mystery Name - November 15th, 2006 at 05:57 AM
I saw a screen-saver picture (which I don't have) of a plant with round, oval shaped pods on it which were covered with stickers or hairs. Sorry about this named but it was called Devil's Balls. I have searched everywhere on the net to find out what its real name is (that surely couldn't be it!) but have had no luck. That is even the only picture I can find. Has anyone heard of this or seen a plant which looks like this?
Posted By: melcon6 Re: A Mystery Name - November 15th, 2006 at 07:57 AM
laugh laugh laugh

Sorry, I couldn't help laughing! shk

It does sound vaguely familiar, but never mind shocked

I'll try researching this for you lala
Posted By: alankhart Re: A Mystery Name - November 15th, 2006 at 08:21 AM
Hmmm...could it possibly be Love in a Mist? The seed pods look a little like what you are describing. Or maybe a Datura seed pod?

http://www.erowid.org/plants/show_image.php?i=datura/datura_inoxia_pod1.jpg
Posted By: sibyl Re: A Mystery Name - November 15th, 2006 at 12:06 PM
air potato vines gets big round [there called tubers] on them, they can get up to one pound! cant remember if there hairy or not,
Posted By: sibyl Re: A Mystery Name - November 15th, 2006 at 12:18 PM
http://www.perubikingtours.com/en/ecological_cultural_lecture.html
check this site
scroll down to los cojones del diablo
this plant name means balls of the devil.
see if its a match to the screensaver you saw.
if not we'll keep lookin!
Posted By: roflol Re: A Mystery Name - November 15th, 2006 at 01:51 PM
Maybe Devil's Trumpet, Datura wrightii?
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/28365/
Posted By: Shirley4 Re: A Mystery Name - November 15th, 2006 at 08:58 PM
Thank you for so many replies!

Mecon6, you are a funny guy, and I'm sure you are a guy. Check out the picture in alankhart's reply and tell me if it really is familiar.(I would put a laughing emoticon here but can't find out how.)I love your reply to me. I laugh every time I look at it. Thanks (Shirley)

Alankhart and Roflol, you both sent pictures of Datura seed pods, and they look very much like the picture I saw. I am going to try to find the one I saw and try to post the link later (if I can learn how.)

Thank you all again.

Mecon6, I hope I can come up with some other questions just so I can get a reply from you.
Posted By: RugbyHukr Re: A Mystery Name - November 25th, 2006 at 08:13 AM
echinocystis ???
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