Avocado

Scientific Name: Persea americana

Category: Fruits and Nuts

Description:

Avocados are a fruit that we eat, but don’t grow in Kansas. They’re about the size of a pear. Avocados are covered in a bumpy light to dark green skin, with a large ping pong ball sized put in the center. The flesh of avocados we eat ranges from yellow to light green.

Fruit of the avocado