Moruga Scorpion White
A member of the C. chinense group. Ripens to white/cream, habanero-type pods, with tail. Clocks in at 500,000–1,400,000 SHU — extremely hot, in superhot territory. Associated with Trinidad & Tobago. Scorpion peppers are named for the pointed tail at the bottom of the pod, curling like a scorpion's stinger. Parentage: Landrace from Moruga, Trinidad. Believed to be a selection from 7-Pot × Congo Pepper cross by Nigel & Russell Rooplal (ca. 2010).
A member of the C. chinense group. Ripens to white/cream, habanero-type pods, with tail. Clocks in at 500,000–1,400,000 SHU — extremely hot, in superhot territory. Associated with Trinidad & Tobago. Scorpion peppers are named for the pointed tail at the bottom of the pod, curling like a scorpion's stinger. Parentage: Landrace from Moruga, Trinidad. Believed to be a selection from 7-Pot × Congo Pepper cross by Nigel & Russell Rooplal (ca. 2010).
