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Though Black Henbane is a noxious weed, the urn-shaped seedpods fascinate me. This plant only reproduces by seed and one plant can produce 10,000 to 500,000 black seeds that are scattered when the thickened lid of the seedpod pops off!
It's such a rare thing to be able to harvest seeds from the garden here. Usually it rains non stop this time of the year and all the seedpods rot. Now we still have almost 20 degrees and sun.
CH Basel 2010 - Seed pods, Herbstmesse (Autumn Fair).
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(Dan Daniels)
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Narra (Philippines), New Guinea rosewood, or Burmese rosewood. Botanical synonyms include P. blancoi, P. echinatus, and P. vidalianus. Native to Philippines, mainland Southeast Asia, across through Melanesia to Fiji and Vanuatu and western Micronesia, including Palau. National tree of the Philippines. Dark red, hard wood provides a valuable lumber. Grows from large cuttings and may be used as a living fence or coffee shade plant. Fixes nitrogen. Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment 4: low (plantpono.org/hpwra-plant.php?id=1034).
The round, winged seed pods (Ptero = wing, carpus = body) may be smooth or spiny, as shown here. Each contains 2 to 4 seeds.
Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii.
The remains of last season's common milkweed seedpod (Asclepias syriaca).
Elm Creek Park Reserve
Maple Grove, Minnesota
March 11, 2012
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