Tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) with fruits near Al Ghada Street in Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, April 19, 2016
Shoppers near boxes with tomato in Wholesale Vegetable Market. Doha, Qatar, March 11, 2011
Tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) with yellow fruits on the median strip of Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 22, 2016
Tomato and Aspic (Calostoma cinnabarina) mushrooms on Red Trail in Devils Hopyard State Park. East Haddam, Connecticut, October 1, 2004
Grape Tomato Gall, Lasioptera vitis (mass of irregular swellings produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly) on mustang grape on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
Leaf-footed bug nymph feeding on tomato in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 22, 2009
Tomato fruit growing on hydroponics in a greenhouse in Sulaiteen Farm. Doha, Qatar, February 7, 2015
Tomato and Aspic (Calostoma cinnabarina) mushrooms grown on a sandy road near Rocky Pond in Myles Standish State Forest. Massachusetts, October 3, 2004
Carrying boxes with tomato from Wholesale Vegetable Market in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 15, 2013
Tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) growing on Umm Wishad Street in Musheirib area. Doha, Qatar, April 18, 2014
Tomato and Aspic mushrooms (Calostoma cinnabarinum) in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
Painting (oil on canvas) "Tomato Plant" by Manoucher Yektai (1959) in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco, California, March 18, 2024
Section of tomatillo (Mexican husk tomato) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Kroger Supermarket. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2025
This cross-section of a Tomatillo (Mexican husk tomato, Physalis philadelphica) reveals its internal structure under two different lighting conditions. Top Image (Visible Light): The fruit is a two-carpellate berry, which means it is divided into two main internal chambers (locules) filled with seeds. One can see the fleshy placenta in the center where the small, flat, yellowish seeds are attached. The entire fruit is enclosed in a papery, green husk (calyx) that has expanded to cover the berry as it matured. Bottom Image (UV Fluorescence): Under ultraviolet light, the tomatillo displays a striking fluorescence. The bluish-white glow in the center is likely due to phenolic compounds or other metabolites common in plant tissues that fluoresce under UV. The outer ring glows a distinct orange-red. This is characteristic of chlorophyll fluorescence. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2025
