You do realize don't you that almost everything you eat is a bizarre mutation of it's wild form don't you?

In addition to reptiles and amphibians I am a serious plant geek.

Wild apples are very small and not very appetizing and the original domestic apples are actually a hybrid between 2 other species in the malus genus.

Almost all citrus trees are the result of crossbreeding and in fact all varieties are grafted onto rootstock from a type of citrus that is too sour ( I LOVE sour things and yes it is TOO sour.) to eat. About the only type of citrus you can grow true from seed are pomelos, some lemons and key limes other than that all are grafted varieties.

You most likely never recognize wild lettuce if you saw it growing unless you knew what it was. Wild strawberries are smaller than blackberries although they are much sweeter than commercially grown ones.

I could go on with this game all night btw but we seem to limited on space in our posts now so I'd end up with about 50 posts and I do need to sleep soon.

The same thing goes for food animals as well which you would find out if you ever decided to hunt for your thanksgiving turkey rather than buy one. fyi if you do make sure you kill 2 or 3 or else buy an extra one from the store you'll need it.

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