#seed pods

[geopsych]

Honey locust with its pods hanging.

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Earth Tones ~

[thesilicontribesman]

Middle Jomon Dogu Seed Pod Fragments, Discs and Pottery Forms, Japan, 5000 years old, 'Circles of Stone: Stonehenge and Prehistoric Japan' Exhibition, Stonehenge Visitor Centre, Wiltshire

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"Lunaria Annua"

"I watched this plant grow and bloom in a friend's garden, transitioning from full purple blooms to one flower at the top, surrounded by translucent seed pods."

© Ecaterina Leonte | cupoty.com.

The Close-Up Photographer Of The Year Minimal Challenge

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Lens says these are iris seed pods. Context:

[wormyorchids]

SEEDMAIL!! Going to be printing these as a sticker sheet when I’m back in town.

[moonandserpent]

Snapdragon skulls botanical pendant hand carved by Moon and Serpent Website  Etsy  Instagram

[urbansoulfarmer]

I was gifted Joshua Tree seeds as part of my desert restoration project. Grateful to have friends who have Joshua’s on their property. Its illegal to pick the seeds or remove a tree from the wild.

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[katiajewelbox]

Today as I was walking to work, I passed by a Catalpa tree that grows wedged in between buildings and overspreads a parking lot. I wanted to get a seed pod so I could try germinating some seeds and grow my own Catalpa, but sadly all the seed pods on the ground were broken and muddy. All the pristine seed pods were high out of reach in the lofty boughs of the Catalpa. In disappointment, I muttered, "I wish I could get an intact seed pod". Suddenly, I heard a loud "crack" and a perfect clean seed pod fell from the tree and landed at my feet. I was so astonished that I said "thank you so much, Catalpa tree!" out loud. It makes one wonder if there's something to the old mythology of Dryads, Huldra, and Yakshini after all...

With its white orchid like flowers and parasol leaves, the Catalpa is a popular ornamental tree in the UK. This tree is commonly called the "Indian Bean Tree", which has misled many people to think it comes form India. In fact, the Catalpa is native to the Southern USA and the "Indian" in the name is the outdated term for Native Americans. Relatives of this tree are found in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia.

The Catalpa has a curious relationship with a caterpillar. Catalpa trees are relatively pest and disease free due to the high concentrations of iriod glycosides in the plant tissue. The Catalpa Sphinx Moth (Ceratomia catalpae) caterpillars exclusively feed on the Catalpa and sequester the toxins in their own bodies, making the caterpillars unappealing to their usual predators. Research shows that one species of Catalpa (C. speciosa) reacts to caterpillar damage by releasing nectar from glands that attracts ladybirds and ants, which prey on the caterpillars.

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Allegheny Cemetery 4-1-14-31

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Aqua and Brown ~

[thesilicontribesman]

Glasgow Botanic Gardens, February 2023

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Mass fruiting in Borneo

Photo by Chris Mattison

[craiguntlnyttym]

THE MULEFA!!!

I am so unbelievably excited that they are actually doing the Mulefa. That they are adapting the unadaptable.

And these are absolutely beautiful characters! We're yet to see the Mulefa in motion but we can be assured that they do move using seed pods, that was one of Phillip Pullman's "red lines" when adapting them...

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Paeonia officinalis — European peony