From the cradle to the grave

I found this grass captivating with its progression of seeds on a single stem, from a vital iridescent green to a bleached papery skeleton.

 

Common name: Common wild oat, wild oat.

Botanical name: Avena fatua.

Family: Poaceae.

Taken on one of my walks around the Mountainside neighbourhood of Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

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