Seed Saturday 11: Drosera brevifolia

I am highlighting the seeds of a plant species on Saturdays that I am calling Seed Saturday!

This Saturday's feature is Drosera brevifolia, Dwarf Sundew. Family Droseraceae.

Seed Information: The flower stalks rise above the plant of this carnivorous species, perhaps to keep from eating the pollinators. The flower stalks have hairs on them, easily seen with 10x magnification hand lens, loupe.

Seed Description: The seeds are small and black. The seeds have an appearance of having many small pits or dots around the seed.

Seeds were viewed using a dissecting microscope with magnification of 10x and 40x. Ruler marks are in millimeters (mm, metric system).

Drosera brevifolia seed 40x magnification.

Drosera brevifolia seed 10x magnification.

Drosera brevifolia seed card.

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Seed Saturday 10: Clintonia borealis

I am highlighting the seeds of a plant species on Saturdays that I am calling Seed Saturday!

This Saturday's feature is Clintonia borealis, Blue Bead Lily. Family Liliaceae.

Seed Information: The seed has a similar shape to an orange wedge; three sided, one of those sides being rounded. These seed surround within the berry with the rounded part facing out.

Seed Description: The seed is brown. Of the three sides or faces of the seed, two are more flat with in indention, the third side is rounded. The seeds are not very thick.

Seeds were viewed using a dissecting microscope with magnification of 10x and 40x. Ruler marks are in millimeters (mm, metric system).

Clintonia borealis seed 40x magnification.

Clintonia borealis seed 10x magnification.

Clintonia borealis seed card.

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Seed Saturday 9: Asimina triloba

I am highlighting the seeds of a plant species on Saturdays that I am calling Seed Saturday!

This Saturday's feature is Asimina triloba, Paw Paw. Family Annonaceae.

Seed Information: The seed is found in fruit that humans can eat. The seeds are large and smooth, yet could be easily swallowed allowing mammals to distribute the seeds.

Seed Description: The seeds are brown with a smooth seed coat. The seeds are too large to be viewed under a dissecting microscope.

Seeds were viewed using a dissecting microscope with magnification of 10x and 40x. Ruler marks are in millimeters (mm, metric system).

Asimina triloba seed card.

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Seed Saturday 8: Verbascum blattaria

I am highlighting the seeds of a plant species on Saturdays that I am calling Seed Saturday!

This Saturday's feature is Verbascum blattaria, Moth Mullein. Family Scrophulariaceae.

Seed Information: The seeds of this plant can stay viable for over 100 years!

Seed Description: The seeds kind of appear like a column with nobs around them, perhaps somewhat similar to corn on the cob if you have eaten that before, yet not quite. The column cut to pieces. The seeds are brown.

Seeds were viewed using a dissecting microscope with magnification of 10x and 40x. Ruler marks are in millimeters (mm, metric system).

Verbascum blattaria seed 40x magnification.

 

Verbascum blattaria seed 10x magnification.

Verbascum blattaria seed card.

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