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Avocado

Persea americana

Photo by Alan Cajes
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Field Notes

Description:

Classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel. Avocado or alligator pear also refers to the fruit, botanically a large berry that contains a single seed (Wikipedia).

Habitat:

Native to Mexico and Central America (Wikipedia).

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PublishedFebruary 27, 2015

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