Pineapple: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ananas comosus

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A ripe pineapple, Ananas comosus, growing among long, pointed green leaves on the plant.

Pineapple inflorescence

Commercial pineapple cultivation

Farm workers wearing straw hats harvest pineapples in a large, green field in Risaralda departamento, Colombia, with baskets on their backs.

Pineapple (Ananas comosus)

pineapple plantation

pineapple with cockroaches; Merian, Maria Sibylla

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