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Elderberry
* All elderberries are members of the honeysuckle family.
* Elderberries also boost the body's immune system
  - are a medically proven anti-viral, and have been used for centuries in folk medicine
* Elderberries are also high in iron
  - in foods like jams and pies
  - valuable as an alterative remedy in rheumatic conditions
  - drought and cold tolerant
  - drupes
* Elderberries are edible fruit
  - when cooked
  - hardy, native shrubs that have great ornamental and fruiting value
  - highly prized for food by modern Indian people
  - safe for all ages
  - upright, spreading shrubs that grow six to twelve feet high
  - contain natural substances called flavonoids
* Elderberries have few pests, and natural predators often control outbreaks
  - large leaves that grow in pairs along the stem
  - increase perspiration, allowing toxins to be expelled through the skin
  - make a purple to lavender dye
* is edible fruit
  - stone fruit
* works by inducing sweating and stimulating circulation.

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Red elderberry
* begins vegetative growth early in the growing season.
* bioindicator of ozone pollution.
* can be an indicator species for site productivity.
* is moderately flood tolerant.
* replaces red alder successionally on some sites.

Kiwi fruit
* Most kiwi fruit is part of kiwi.
* are ripe when just slightly soft to touch.
* contains natural AHAs and anti-inflammatory properties.
* displays chlorophyll fluorescence.
* has benefits
  - health benefits
* has significant benefits
* helps in passing on the important vitamins which a pregnant woman takes onto the child.

Lychee
* are a small fruit with a brittle skin that peels without any problems
  - eye-catching in spring when the huge sprays of flowers adorn the tree
  - plants
* grow well in South Florida.

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Nectarine
* are a bit more likely to be affected by diseases such as brown rot and bacterial spot
  - natural substitute for peaches
  - fruit trees
  - part of nectarines
  - ripe to pick when they come off the branches with just a gentle twist
  - similar in requirements and habits
  - usually smaller and have a distinctive sub-acid flavor
* have a smooth, plum-like peel.
* make poor-quality preserved products.
* provide a balance to nutty, full-flavored cheeses.
* require well drained soil and even moisture.
* resemble peaches, but they're sweeter and more nutritious.

Passion fruit
* are cultivated mainly in the Caribbean and in Florida.
* grows wild as a flimsy vine with a colorful flower and an egg-shaped fruit.
  - one of the primary ingredients in many commercial tropical punch beverages
  - part of passionflowers
  - sweet and aromatic

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Prickly pear
* Most prickly pears have fleshy leaves
  - vestigial leaves
* Some prickly pears have pads.
* are cactuses
  - fruit that is left on the prickly pear cactus plant after the cactus has bloomed
  - many-branched
  - part of prickly pears
* can store water in a modified stem.
* grow in semiarid and arid western North America
  - quickly and in abundance but are short lived, surviving twenty years
* grows in dry soil, sandy grasslands and among rocks.
* has fleshy, flattened pads covered with clusters of fine sharp spikes
  - many small, barbed hooks that are painful and difficult to remove
  - many flat pads
  - high in calcium, and is eaten by all of our tortoises
  - the common term for many large, similar-looking cactus species with succulent stems

Stone fruit
* All stone fruits are very susceptible to brown rot
  - become increasingly susceptible to brown rot as they ripen
* Most stone fruits are relatively short-lived.
* are particularly susceptible, especially mazzard rootstocks
  - sensitive to copper
* have a hard covering over the embryo.