Seed Saturday 3: Portulaca grandiflora

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

This Saturday's feature is Portulaca grandiflora, Moss Rose. Family Portulacaceae.

Seed Information: The plant makes a capsule, almost like a pill, that you can break into two halves.

Seed Description: The seeds look metallic in color and give off a sheen with a rainbow pattern, similar to a water bubble. The seed looks curled similar to a snail shell. The seed coat looks like they have little nobs on them.

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

Portulaca amilis seed 40x magnification.

Portulaca grandiflora seed 10x magnification.

Portulaca grandiflora seed card.

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Seed Saturday 1: Portulaca amilis

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

This Saturday's feature is Portulaca amilis, Moss Rose, Paraguayan Purslane. Family Portulacaceae.

Seed Information: Seeds mature in Summer, hot heat, sandy places. The plant makes a capsule, almost like a pill, that you can break into two halves. The most seeds I've counted in one of these capsules is 196. That is a lot of seeds for one fruit.

Seed Description: The seeds are usually dark, black, yet can be brown to red brown. The seed looks curled similar to a snail shell. The seed coat looks like they have little nobs on them.

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

Portulaca amilis seed 40x magnification.

Portulaca amilis seed 10x magnification.

Portulaca amilis seed card.

Thanks for viewing. Have a nice day! Comment if you would like.