Are Garden Eggs and Eggplant the Same Thing?
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Though often confused, garden eggs and eggplants are not the same plant, despite belonging to the same genus. A 2006 report by the National Academies confirmed that the African garden egg, *Solanum aethiopicum*, is a separate species from the common eggplant, *Solanum melongena*, a fact crucial for differentiating these two culinary staples.
