Common Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Common Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) on the Marcel Lafleur Rotary Walk section of the Bridge to Bridge Trail in Mountjoy Township located in the City of Timmins Northeastern Ontario Canada
A pendant cluster of smooth, dry fruits (follicles), somewhat inflated, borne on long, smooth to minutely hairy pedicels. Young fruit are green to yellowish-brown, but turn reddish at maturity, in mid August and September. The persistent follicles each contain 3-4 shiny, light brown seeds.
Common Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Common Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) on the Marcel Lafleur Rotary Walk section of the Bridge to Bridge Trail in Mountjoy Township located in the City of Timmins Northeastern Ontario Canada
A pendant cluster of smooth, dry fruits (follicles), somewhat inflated, borne on long, smooth to minutely hairy pedicels. Young fruit are green to yellowish-brown, but turn reddish at maturity, in mid August and September. The persistent follicles each contain 3-4 shiny, light brown seeds.