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QUT biology student gifted fasciated pineapple at Sunshine Coast barbecue seeks answers
A photo of a fanned pineapple popped up online this week, perplexing readers about what could have caused the unusual mutation. Does this happen often? Where was it from? And most importantly, can you still eat it?
Key points:
- The gift of a fasciated pineapple from a Queensland farmer set QUT biology student Ynna Hernandez-Europa on a journey of discovery
- The freaky fruit was grown by brothers Colin and Mark Harris on their farm in Wamuran, north of Brisbane
- Fasciation can occur in most plants and can be caused by stress or by genetic and hormonal factors
The pineapple is referred to by experts as a fasciated — or fan-top — pineapple.
Yes fasciated, not fascinated.
Ynna Hernandez-Europa, a biology student at Queensland University of…
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