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Seedy Subjects! => Seed Exchange => Topic started by: Maggi Young on November 01, 2009, 02:41:51 PM
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Seed Identification : photos of named seed varieties.
This topic is exclusively for posting photographs of named, fully identified, seeds.
The object is to work towards as full a listing of verified seeds as possible.
Please do not post comments or questions in this thread, or photos of seed of which you are unsure of the ID. Such matters may be posted here: http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1010.0 (http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1010.0)
The photos must conform to the usual Forum restrictions and must include something to indicate the size of the seed, preferably using a background of 1mm graph paper or a metric ruler. The inclusion in the photo of the plant name is a distinct advantage.
Wherever possible, please include the plant name in the name of the photo file and always include the plant name in the text of the post…. otherwise it is impossible to search for the image.
It is our intention that the information gained here will be used to add to similar information in cooperation with NARGS and the AGS to obtain as full a listing of photos of verified seed as possible. Grateful thanks to all those who are contributing, or who will contribute their photos to this project.
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I will start the ball rolling with some photos sent from Tony Goode of Crocus seeds ......
crocus abantensis
crocus adanensis
crocus aerius
crocus alatavicus
crocus ancyrensis
crocus angustifolius
crocus biflorus adamii
crocus biflorus biflorus
crocus biflorus isauricus
crocus cancellatus
click on the photos to enlarge them......
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more Crocus seed pix from TonyG.....
crocus chrysanthus
crocus corsicus
crocus cvijicii
crocus cyprius
crocus dalmaticus
crocus danfordiae
crocus etruscus
crocus flavus
crocus gargaricus
crocus goulimyi
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further Crocus seed pix......
crocus hyemalis
crocus imperati
crocus karduchorum
crocus kosaninii
crocus kotschyanus
crocus laevigatus
crocus longiflorus
crocus minimus
crocus niveus
crocus nudiflorus
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next batch.....
crocus ochroleucus
crocus pestalozzae
crocus rujanensis
crocus serotinus salzmannii
crocus sieberi atticus
crocus sieberi sieberi
crocus speciosus
crocus tommasinianus
crocus veluchensis
crocus vernus albiflorus
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final two crocus pix from Tony G.... remember to click the pix to enlarge them.....
Crocus vernus vernus
Crocus versicolor
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Photos from Armin Ruby.......... 1mm grid paper
Aquilegia alpina
Brimeura amethystina
Crocus chrysanthus hybrids
Crocus chrysanthus Mt Milea
Crocus fleischeri
Crocus speciosus -Aino-
Crocus vernus hybrids
Crocus versicolor
Muscari botryoides
Muscari -Dark Eyes-
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more from Armin Ruby.....
Muscari latifolium
Muscari neglectum
Nigella damascena
Primula elatior
Primula veris
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Further seed photos, from various Forumists ; from Chris (Hristo) from Hans J , and from Poul Erik Eriksen.... remember to click the pictures to enlarge them......
Albuca shawii
Colchicum corsicum
Crocus cartwrightianus
Crocus nudiflorus
Diplarrhena latifolia
Habranthus andersonii
Iris germanica hybrid
Lilium pumilum
Aspidistra daibuanensis seeds from HJ
Griffinia aracensis seed
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and again......
Allium jesdianum 'Shing ' F1
Glaucium aff. acutidentatum
Incarvillea olgae
Iris xanthospuria
Linum usitatisimum
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Two from Gote Svanholm.....
Meconopsis baileyi
Meconopsis delavayi
And one from M Young...
Hylomecon japonica
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Two pix of Iris boissieri, their seed pod and a weevil! 2mm grid paper
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Callianthemum
Callianthemum
Colchicum speciosum
Crocus speciosus
Crocus speciosus
Crocus tomm Roseus
Galanthus, Leucojum, Galanthus :from left to right: seeds are Galanthus seeds from a dry ovary;the pale ones are Leucojum seeds;the brown seeds are from a just popped Galanthus ovary.
Galanthus
Jeffersonia dubia
Semiaquilegia
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Townsendia exscapa
Trillium nivale
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1mm grid paper
Scabiosa cinerea
Arenaria cucubialoides
Pterocephalus breitschneideri
Aquilegia atrata hybrid
Boltonia asterioides
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1mm grid
Penstemon superbus
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Fritillaria pontica
Salvia viscosa
Lupinus microcarpus ssp densiflorus
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1mm grid
Penstemon ambiguus
Allium amethystinum
Allium lycaonicum
Allium jesdianum 'Akbulak' F1
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1mm grid
Scabiosa crinita
Scabiosa ukranica
Erigeron ursinus
Nepeta parnassica
Allium karatavense 'Henrikii'
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1mm grid
Penstemon leonensis
Silene pratensis
Penstemon pinifolius
Lallamantia canescens
Geum pyrenicum
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1mm grid
Arenaria diantoides
Muscari tenuiflorum
Dianthus amurensis
Monardella odoratissima
Oregonum tutthantum
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1mm grid
Scabiosa efarinosa
Echinops banaticus
Alcea pallida
Geum coccineum
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1mm grid
Tripterocalyx carnea var wootonii
Paeonia peregrina
Centaurea thracica
Zephyranthes filifolia
Dianthus superbus var. rubicundus
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1mm grid
Silene ciliata var graelsii
Aquilegia coerulea var ochroleuca
Erysimum amoenum
Aquilegia scopulorum X coerulea ochroleuca
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A reminder to click on the photos to enlarge them. :)
It is our intention that the information gained here will be used to add to similar information in cooperation with NARGS and the AGS to obtain as full a listing of photos of verified seed as possible. Grateful thanks to all those who are contributing, or who will contribute their photos to this project.
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1mm grid
Oxytropis exshokanbetsuensis
Salvia ringens
Astragalus arnottianus
Aquilegia canadensis
Silene compacta
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1mm grid
Aquilegia bertolonii
Scabiosa ochroleuca
Pancratium maratimum
Helianthemum nummularifolium var pyrenaicum
Dictamnus albus
Dianthus pubescens
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1mm grid
Silene petersonii
Linum narbonense
Iris variegata
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1mm grid
Psilostemon casabonae
Salvia recognita
Stachys recta
Campanula persicifolia
Geum x chiloense hybrid
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1mm grid
Penstemon grandiflorus
Aquilegia x micrantha
Cistus incarnus
Aquilegia aurea
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1mm grid
Salvia sclaria
Lilium rhodopaeum
Iris graminea
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1 mm grid
Scutellaria alba
Crocus veluchensis
Glaucium leiocarpum
Convolvulus cantabrica
Iris pumila
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1mm grid
Muscari dionisycum
Primula deorum
Silene viscariopsis
Teuchrium polium
Globularia trichosantha
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1mm grid
Dianthus moesicus
Echinops sphaercephalon
Inula aschersoniana
Hosta venusta
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1mm grid
Allium x mollie 'Jeannie'
Asclepias rubra
Fritillaria raddeana
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Please do not post comments or questions in this thread, or photos of seed of which you are unsure of the ID.
Such matters may be posted here: http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1010.0
Recent comments have been moved there ..... ;D
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1mm grid
Cyanella orchidiformis
Gynandriris setifolia
Homeria collina
Huernia variegata
Megacodon stylophorus
Paradisea lusitanica
Stapelia hirsuta
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1mm grid
Calceolaria arachnoidea
Centaurea cheiranthifolia
Papavar paucifoliatum
Rhodophiala advena
Rhodophiala rhodolirion
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1mm grid
Delphinium confusum
Macrotomia ugamensis
Hedysarum acutifolium
Onobrychis chorassanica
Centaurea turkestanica
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5mm grid
fresh seed of Cyclamen graecum
dry seed of Happlopappus coronopifolius
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1mm grid
Asclepias cordifolia
Delphinium glaucum
Delphinium inopinum
Delphinium nuttalianum
Lewisia tweedyi
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1mm grid
Penstemon caespitosus v. caespitosus
Penstemon rattanii
Polemonium carneum
Polemonium chartaceum
Viola trinervata
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1mm grid
Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbett'
Aquilegia x micrantha (CO)
Delphinium andersonii(CA)
Delphinium purpusii
Eriogonum thymoides (WA)
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1mm grid
Delphinium carolinianum ssp.virescens
Gentianella heterosepala ( - named on slide as heterosepia)
Laserpitium latifolium
Peucedanum ostruthium
Peucedanum verticillare
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1mm grid
Delphinium distichum x D.multiplex
Erysimum wheeleri
Gentianella tortuosa
Lewisia cotyledon
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1mm grid
that's all for 2night, cheers 4 txt Maggi
Penstemon patens
Polemonium viscosum
Primula suffrutescens
Selinum wallichianum
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1mm grid
Aconitum vulparia
Caiophora coronata
Delphinium nelsonii
Dodacatheon clevelandii
Dodecatheon jeffreyi ssp.pygmaeum
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1mm grid
Gentiana asclepedia
Houstonia rubra
Moltkea petraea
Penstemon abietinus
Penstemon venustus
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1mm grid
Delphinium novomexicanum
Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa
Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. insulare
Douglasia nivalis
Dracocephalum oblongifolium
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1mm grid
Mertensia lanceolata
Oenothera xylocarpa
Penstemon cardwellii
Penstemon compactus
Scrophularia macrantha
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1mm grid
Asphodelus tauricus
Delphinium viridescens
Frasera albicaulis
Penstemon caesius
Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii
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1mm grid
Penstemon linarioides
Penstemon scapoides
Penstemon sepalulus
Senecio amplectens
Penstemon cyananthus
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1mm grid
Balamorhiza rosea
Nama rothrockii
Phacelia crenulata var. crenulata
Polemonium californicum
Polemonium carneum
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1mm grid
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Raillardella argentea
Saponaria caespitosa
Trollius farreri
Viola graeca
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A busy morning for you, Chris: Thanks!
Edit from 2016 : From Hristo Re seed pic of Portulaca fulgens on a 1mm grid .... Reply #57 on: January 03, 2010, 03:27:33 PM
look at this fabulous image I just found ..... I'm not sure what species it is of, but worth seeing in conjunction, I think. Magical what wonders are hidden from our poor human eyes in these seeds !
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"A stereo microscopic view of the Purslane (Portulaca) seed reveals an intricate pattern of jigsaw puzzle pieces on its surface."
Photo by Yanping Wang from the Beijing Planetarium in Beijing, China.
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It's snowing, nuff said! ;)
1mm grid
Cyananthus microrhombeus
Dracocephalum heterophyllum
Festuca punctoria
Gentiana olivierii
Lembotropis nigricans
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1mm grid
Moltkia caerulea
Nepeta longibracteata
Ostrowskia magnifica
Saussurea alpina
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1mm grid
Aquilegia dinarica
Bistorta affinis
Campanula bornmuelleri
Campanula tridentata
Caragana jubata
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1mm grid
Chamaespartium tridentatum
Cyananthus flavus
Gensita sericea
Nepeta podostachys
Portulaca fulgens
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1mm grid
Dianthus pyrenaicus
Dianthus serotinus
Dianthus strictus v. bebius
Arenaria pestalozzae
Dianthus pontederae
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1mm grid
Dianthus sylvestris
Hieracium bombycinum
Hieracium intybaceum
Sedum laxum ssp. laxum
Silene regia
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1mm grid
Anaphalis triplinervis
Aster batangensis
Dactylorhiza saccifera
Ophrys apifera
Platanthera bifolia
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1mm grid
Pleione limprichtii
Potentilla caulescens
Pyrethrum pyrethroides
Silene kantzeensis
Veronica polifolia
Pyrethrum pyrethroides - greater magnification for structural detail
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1mm grid
Elegia capensis
Leucadendron salignum
Leucospermum cordifolium
Protea cynaroides
Watsonia borbonica
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1mm grid
Caltha biflora var. rotundifolia
Caltha biflora var. rotundifolia XXL
Edraianthus serpyllifolius
Edraianthus serpyllifolius XXL
Erigeron c. var. chrysopsidis
Erigeron c. var. chrysopsidis XXL
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1mm grid
Incarvillea zhongdianensis
Incarvillea zhongdianensis XXL
Trichostema parishii
Trichostema parishii XXL
Ramonda serbica XXL
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From Lesley Cox: on 5mm grid
Salvia microphylla
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This is the peony I got as Paeonia mascula ssp russii (I stand to be corrected!)
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on 5mm grid
cheers
fermi
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Hylomecon japonica seed pod and seeds June 20th 2011
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Asterantera ovata seed photographed on 5mm grid. The amount of seed inthe photo is the result of five hours cleaning of the seed- a labour of love from Lesley Cox!
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Some super photos from Magnar Aspaker....... all shown with a ruler in mm
an Adonis and some Allium....
Adonis pyrenaica
Allium cyaneum
Allium insubricum
Allium kermesinum
Allium obliquum
Allium ovalifolium
Allium prattii
Allium validum
Allium victorialis
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Androsace and Anemone......
Androsace carnea
Androsace mathildae
Androsace obtusifolia
Anemone obtusiloba
Anemone polyanthes
Anemone trullifolia var linearis
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Caltha.... Campanula.... Centaurea.... Cremanthodium
Caltha palustris
Campanula barbata
Campanula saxatilis
Centaurea athoa
Centaurea bagadensis
Cremanthodium arnicoides
Cremanthodium brunneo-pilosum
Cremanthodium nepalense
Cremanthodium potaninii
Cremanthodium reniforme
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and some Delphinium.... thank you, Magnar!
Delphinium alpestre
Delphinium brunonianum
Delphinium cashmerianum
Delphinium oreophilum
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more from Magnar.... Dianthus, Dodecatheon, Douglasia, Draba...
Dianthus plumarius v lumnizeri
Dodecatheon dentatum
Dodecatheon meadia
Douglasia laevigata
Draba paysonii v treleasii
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Edraianthus serpyllifolius
Eryngium alpinum
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Fritillaria.....
Fritillaria camschatcensis
Fritillaria collina
Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillaria pallidiflora
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Gentiana.....
Gentiana angustifolia
Gentiana lutea
Gentiana septemfida
Gentiana verna ssp oschtenica
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Magnar has been busy again......
Gypsophila tenuifolia
Incarvillea zhongdianensis
Lewisia nevadensis
Lilium lophophorum
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Meconopsis baileyi
Meconopsis integrifolia
Meconopsis quintuplinervia
Mertensia pterocarpa syn. Steenhammera pterocarpa Turcz.
Morina nepalensis
Nomocharis forrestii
Oxygraphis glacialis
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Papaver lisae
Paradisea liliastrum
Penstemon fruticosus
Physochlaina orientalis
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Polemonium boreale
Potentilla atrosanguinea
Potentilla fissa
Potentilla nitida
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Primula chungensis
Primula cuneifolia var saxifragifolia
Primula florindae
Primula tschuktschorum
Primula waltonii
Primula x pubescens -a
Primula x pubescens- b
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Pulsatilla alpina
Ramonda myconii
Ranunculus crenatus
Ranunculus gramineus
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Magnar Aspaker is still hard at work......
Anemone multifida
Arenaria purpurascens
Boykinia richardsonii
Rhodiola semenowii
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Saussurea globosa
Saussurea leontodontoides
Saussurea pindicola
Saxifraga crustata
Saxifraga manschuriensis
Scabiosa japonica var alpina
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Senecio jacquemontianus
Silene alpestris
Soldanella alpina
Swertia alpestris
Swertia kingii
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.......this batch brings our seed photos up to 400 :D
Triosteum himalayanum (Triosteum himalayanum Wall. is a synonym of Lasianthus hirsutus (Roxb.) Merr. )
Trollius altaicus
Trollius hondoensis
Trollius pumilus
Veratrum viride
Wulfenia carinthiaca
Zigadenus elegans
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Saussurea globosa
Saussurea leontodontoides
Saussurea pindicola
Saxifraga crustata
Saxifraga manschuriensis
Scabiosa japonica var alpina
Sorry for the misnaming here,, S. pindicola ,, the correct name is Centaurea pindicola.. my fault.. :-[
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Saussurea globosa
Saussurea leontodontoides
Saussurea pindicola
Saxifraga crustata
Saxifraga manschuriensis
Scabiosa japonica var alpina
Sorry for the misnaming here,, S. pindicola ,, the correct name is Centaurea pindicola.. my fault.. :-[
Thanks for the note, Magnar... here is the renamed photo...
Centaurea pindicola
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These next few posts are of seed, photographed by Magnar from Chileflora seed.
Adesmia emarginata
Alstroemeria exserens
Alstroemeria umbellata
Alstroemeria versicolor
Azorella incisa
Azorella madreporica
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... more Chileflora seed
Barneoudia major v. major
Jaborosa laciniata
Loasa caespitosa
Loasa lateritia
Nototriche compacta
Olsynium frigidum
Ourisia poeppigii
Oxalis squamata
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third batch of Chileflora seed (Magnar's pix)
Puya coerulea
Ranunculus peduncularis
Sisyrinchium junceum
Tropaeolum polyphyllum
Viola atropurpurea
Viola cotyledon
Viola philippii
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From Magnar: Here some pics of seeds received from Vladislav Piatek of the Czech Republic
Androsace limprichtii
Androsace yargonensis
Anemone narcissiflora v. fasciculata
Aquilegia scopulorum
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next....
Gentiana bavarica v. bavarica
Gentiana clusii
Gentiana divisa
Gentiana farreri
Gentiana gelida ssp uniflora
Gentiana gelida
Gentiana georgei
Gentiana stipitata
Gentiana verna
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next......
Penstemon rupicola
Primula capitata ssp mooreana
Primula gemmifera
Primula spectabilis
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last from Piatek seed
Ranunculus bilobus
Ranunculus buchanani
Ranunculus glacialis
Ranunculus parnassifolius ssp heterocarpus
Ranunculus seguieri
Saxifraga grisebachii
Saxifraga longifolia
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This book seems a good one for those interested in seeds......
Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European Flora: The Carpathian Mountains Region (Hardcover)
by Vít Bojnanský (Author), Agáta Fargaová (Author)
Over one thousand pages, glossary, pictorial glossary, drawings, descriptions.... 8)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1402053614/sr=1-1/qid=1324133197/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1324133197&sr=1-1&seller=#reader_1402053614
Springer, 2007 - Science - 1046 pages
The Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European Flora presents nearly 4,800 seed illustrations, supplemented with detailed seed descriptions, brief plant descriptions, and information on the locality and the native source of plants. The Carpathian flora covered in this atlas occurs not only in the Carpathian Mountains, but also in large lowlands extending towards the south, north and east and involves introduced and invading flora of more than 7,500 species. Since the morphological characteristics of the seeds are usually constant they are very important for determination of systematic units. This publication is unique on two counts. Its scope extends to an unprecedented number of different plant seeds from a wide-ranging region. Moreover, it presents descriptions in unusual detail.
Botany & Plant Sciences
ISBN 13: 9781402053610 ISBN 10: 1402053614
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A great start to a new year with photos from Magnar Aspaker of seed from Vojtech Holubec.
Aconitum soongaricum
Aconitum tanguticum
Allium kermesinum
Allium stellerianum
Androsace biscula v aurata
Androsace biscula v brahmaputrae
Androsace flavescens
Androsace hausmannii
Anemone caucasica
Asarum marmoreum
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Asphodeline taurica
Calandrinia colchaguensis
Caltha sinogracilis v rubriflora
Eritrichium camtschaticum
Eritrichium sachalinense
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Gentiana froelichii
Gentiana hexaphylla
Gentiana phyllocalyx
Gentiana purdomii
Gentiana urnula
Hegemone lilacina
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Phyllophyton decolorans
Primula algida
Primula prenantha
Primula ruprechtii
Primula siopurpurea
Primula tanneri ssp tsariensis
Primula turkestnica
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Swertia marginata
Trollius patulus
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More seed photos from Magnar Aspaker, this time Pavelka seed.
Aconitum pulchellum
Androsace neuwirthii
Androsace spinulifera
Androsace yargonensis ssp stenophylla
Anemone demissa
Aquilegia kitaibeliana
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Comastoma cyananthifolia
Gentiana altorum
Gentiana caelestis
Meconopsis punicea
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Primula glutinosa
Primula tangutica
Saxifraga grisebachii
Soldanella dimoniei
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Magnar A is still busy :) .. here are photos from Alplains seeds
pictures will follow when my connection improves :-X >:(
some hours later..... one picture..
Allium tribracteatum
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Aquilegia jonesii
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Fritillaria purdyi
Fritillaria recurva
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Kelseya uniflora
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Ranunculus andersonii
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Teucrium orientale
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Magnar is still busy sowing seeds....... :D
More from Holubec
Delphinium beesianum
Delphinium speciosum
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Meconopsis henricii
Meconopsis simplicifolia
Meconopsis speciosa
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Potentilla divina
Potentilla porphyrantha
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and from Jurasek seed.....
Androsace multiscapa
Androsace tangulashanensis
Convolvulus assyricus
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Gentiana altorum
Gentiana chungtiensis
Gentiana dshimilensis
Gentiana georgei
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Gladiolus anatolicus
Primula longipetala
Ranunculus wettsteinii
Link to paper on R. wettsteinii : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256585993_Allopolyploid_origin_of_the_Balkan_endemic_Ranunculus_wettsteinii_%28Ranunculaceae%29_inferred_from_nuclear_and_plastid_DNA_sequences?showFulltext=true (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256585993_Allopolyploid_origin_of_the_Balkan_endemic_Ranunculus_wettsteinii_%28Ranunculaceae%29_inferred_from_nuclear_and_plastid_DNA_sequences?showFulltext=true)
Link to IRG 28- April 2012 with article on the plant : http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2012Apr261335475783IRG28-April2012.pdf (http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2012Apr261335475783IRG28-April2012.pdf)
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Saxifraga fernandi-coburgii
Saxifraga marginata
Saxifraga purpurascens
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Pictures by Magnar, from various seed sources
Convolvulus assyricus, Pavelka
Delphinium forrestii, Jurasek
Iris tectorum Gardens North
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Meconopsis lancifolia, Pavelka
Penstemon centranthifolius, Alplains
Pterocephalus hookeri coll Napa Hai
Viola hallii, Alplains
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Not sure how this machine is loading today... but Magnar has been busy again and I want to do him justice. ;)
As you might guess from the file names, these seeds are from the SRGC
Anemone lithophila-srgc
Anemone parviflora-srgc
Dicentra peregrina-srgc
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Meconopsis punicea perennial-srgc
Meconopsis racemosa-srgc
Meconopsis wallichii-srgc
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Nectaroscordum siculum-srgc
Saxifraga porophylla-srgc
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Paraquilegia anemonoides-srgc
Primula cuneifolia heterodonta-srgc
Primula maximowiczii-srgc
Primula tangutica-srgc
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moving on to AGS seed
Allium akaka-ags
Anemone fasciculata-ags
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next
Calandrinia ranunculina-ags
Caltha leptosepala var howellii-ags
Delphinium orfordii-ags
Dicentra peregrina x eximia -ags
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and
Gentiana decumbens-ags
Gentiana prolata-ags
Oxalis nahuelhuapiensis -ags
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and
Primula cockburniana-ags
Primula rosea-ags
Ranunculus glacialis-ags
Swertia iberica-ags
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Magnar A...from Holubec seed
Potentilla clusiana.-VHol
Potentilla tsarongensis-VHol
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three from Chileflora
Lucilia araucana-chilefl
Nassauvia aculeata-chilefl
Pozoa coricea-chilefl
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Magnar continues his support....
Arenaria obtusiloba Alplains
Eritrichium aretioides Alplains
Trifolium dasyphyllum Alplains
Wulfenia baldaccii Alplains
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from Magnar....
Acelidanthus anticleoides Holubec (syn. Veratrum anticleoides)
Arenaria capillaris Holubec
Aster vvedenskyi Holubec
Degenia velebitica Holubec
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and.... some wild collected
Aconitum delphinifolium coll Alaska
Aster alpinus coll Ovronnaz, Switzerland
Lupinus lepidus var utahensis
Polygonatum anomalum, coll Sichuan
Primula polyneura coll Zhongdian
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and ...
Gentiana algida Gardens North
Lathyrus vernus alboroseus Gardens North
Marshallia caespitosa Gardens North
Penstemon hirsutus pygmaeus Gardens North
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and...
Ajuga lupulina. Jurasek
Allium beesianum. Jurasek
Allium kurtzianum. Jurasek
Allium tauricola. Jurasek
Cyananthus microrhombeus. Jurasek
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and....
Artemisia caucasica. Piatek
Aster alpinus v dolomiticus. Piatek
Calceolaria fothergilli. Piatek
Codonopsis ovata. Piatek
Edraianthus graminifolius. Piatek
Epilobium crassum. Piatek
Petrocallis pyrenaica. Piatek
Saponaria pumila. Piatek
Aethionema oppositifolia. Piatek
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Ian Pryde has been trying a magnification device for seed photos.....
Gentiana asclepiadea x55-IP
Silene acaulis x55-IP
Silene uniflora x55a-IP
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Magnar Aspaker has been completing his seed sowing and has sent his final batch of pictures for this season:
Allium forrestii Pavelka
Calandrinia colchaguensis Chileflora
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Calceolaria cavanillesii Chileflora
Calceolaria corymbosa subsp. floccosa Chileflora
Calceolaria williamsii Chileflora
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Campanula autraniana Holubec
Campanula betulaefolia Holubec
Campanula biebersteiniana Holubec
Campanula cenisa Piatek
Campanula chamissonis Holubec
Campanula morettiana Piatek
Campanula scoparia Pavelka
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Centaurea drabifolia subsp. cappadocica Pavelka
Centaurea odyssei Jurasek
Centuarea pestalozzae Jurasek
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Codonopsis subglobosa coll Sichuan
Convolvulus compactus Pavelka
Cremanthodium discoideum Jurasek
Cyananthus dolichosceles Pavelka
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Edraianthus owerinianus
Gypsophila petraea SRGC
Linaria alpina coll Ovronnaz Switzerland
Nastanthus spathulatus Chileflora
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Saussurea gnaphalodes Pavelka
Saussurea involucrata Holubec
Saussurea kushakewicsii Holubec
saussurea leucophylla Holubec
Saussurea nupuriopensis Holubec
Saussurea obvallata Holubec
Saussurea prostrata Holubec
Saussurea stella Jurasek
Saussurea stella Pavelka
Again, many thanks to Magnar for his help with all these many photographs. 8)
http://www.aspaker.no/
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From Ron Mudd........
Fritilliaria affinis
Fritilliaria atropurpurea
Fritilliaria pudica
Fritilliaria recurva
Fritilliaria striata
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David Pilling has posted interesting pictures of Anemone japonica seed and its germination in this thread: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9953.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9953.0)
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More photos from Magnar Aspaker
Aconitum pulchellum
Allium albidum
Aconitum tanguticum
Allium atrorubens var. cristatum
Allium robinsonii
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Allium obthusum var. obthusum
Allium robinsonii
Anemone oregana
Anemone villosissima
Anthericum ramosum
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Calceolaria fothergillii
Callianthemum pimpinelloides
Castelleja applegatei subsp. pinetorum
Castelleja haydenii
Corydalis pseudobarbisepala
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Dicentra peregrina #2
Gentiana affinis
Gentiana alpina
Gentiana boisserii
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Gentiana gelida subsp. uniflora
Gentiana hexaphylla #2
Gentiana lawrencei
Gentiana occidentalis
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Gentiana purpurea
Gentiana stipitata #2
Gentiana striata
Gentiana venusta
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Colchium luteum
Gentiana tienshanica
Iris milesii
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Meconopsis aculeata
Ourisia macrophylla
Paraquilegia anemonoides #2
Phyllophyton decolorans
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Primula macrophylla
Primula moorcroftiana
Primula munroi
Primula reidii
Primula yunnanensis
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Saxifraga burseriana
Saxifraga media
Saxifraga moorcroftiana
Saxifraga scardica
Swertia petiolata
Thanks once more to Magnar for today's batches of photos 8)
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How can anyone not be utterly in thrall to the fascination of seeds, on seeing pictures like these? Think of the amazing potential for beautiful plants. Magnar will be busy posting pictures in months and years to come. ;D
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(Apologies for no scale on these - will remedy this with future postings).
Daphne retusa
Daphne retusa/2
Fritillaria pallidiflora
Hebe hulkeana
Hebe hulkeana/2
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Jeffersonia diphylla
Jeffersonia diphylla/2
Lomatium columbianum
Lomatium columbianum/2
Onosma albo-roseum
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Onosma albo-roseum/3
Ramonda nathaliae
Ramonda nathaliae/2
Rhodiola rhodantha
Rhodiola rhodantha/2
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Saxifraga 'Southside seeedling'
Saxifraga 'Southside seedling'/2
Scabiosa cretica
Scabiosa cretica/2 (viable seed on right/empty seed on left)
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Teucrium orientale
Teucrium orientale/2 (seed not easily released without breaking seedheads)
Viola 'Molly Sanderson'
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Super contribution, Tim - thank you - I have them all saved to the offline listing.
656 pictures so far..... :) .... only about 4500 to go before we have a really useful number of them!!
Further photos are most welcome to these pages - please see here for details and to make any comments : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8064.msg283853#msg283853 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8064.msg283853#msg283853)
Thank you!
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Primula pulverulenta
Viola cornuta
Meconopsis 'Lingholm'
1 mm grid
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Thank you, David!
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Cymbalaria muralis (Ivy-leaved toadflax or Kenilworth Ivy) aka Linaria cymbalaria
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Aesculus pavia 'Atrosanguinea'
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Lonicera nitida (box leafed honeysuckle)
Berries on a 10 mm grid.
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Anemone leveillei
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Thunbergia grandiflora - viewed from front and back on a 1 mm grid.
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Lychnis chalcedonica
-on a 1 mm grid
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Jasminum officinale - sometimes two berries per flower, one seed per berry. Photo of one freshly picked berry and two seeds, 14th January.
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Some photos through from Lesley Cox
Charieis heterophylla
Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids - very fresh seed
Myosotidium hortensia
Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
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1) Tecophilaea seeds, without a scale, from Ian Young http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2006/020806/log.html (http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2006/020806/log.html)
2) Tecophilaea seeds with 2mm scale note from PBS website , pic by David Pilling
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Tecophilaea (http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Tecophilaea)
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How odd! My seeds are a different shape from the PBS ones, of the Tecophilaea. Maybe it's to do with how tightly the pods were packed. I had two pods, one with 14 and the other with 15 seeds.
Mine had dried for about 4 days and the gloss was off them.
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Clematis vitalba (less tails)
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Primula sieboldii
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From Lesley Cox:
Cosmos atrosanguineus- seeds and seedhead
Iris ensata
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Geum urbanum (note the hooks)
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Ananas comosus (pineapple)
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Viscum album (mistletoe) - seeds come with a dollop of sticky stuff to hold them in place. Fruit shown on a 10 mm grid.
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Helleborus seeds shown on a 1 mm grid:
Helleborus atrorubens
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Helleborus liguricus
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Helleborus niger
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Scilla siberica seeds on 1mm grid.
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Cardamine pratensis
Seeds
Open seed pod showing the distribution mechanism, usually the seeds are thrown out as the sides rapidly peel back.
Seed pod
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Nerine Krigei
apparently self-fertile and incredibly generously setting seeds for me (over 50 seeds from one scape). Just hope they are fertile too ...
seeds are a bit angular - not so easy to see on the pic I made this morning.
scale is in centimeter
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Aconitum lamarkii
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Phemeranthus parviflorus - wild seed, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, USA.
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Dalea candida
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Dracocephalum ruyschiana
[attach=2]
Gentiana tibetica
[attach=3]
Hypericum pallens
[attach=4]
Iris attica
[attach=5]
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Lallemantia canescens
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Penstemon cobaea - as we harvest it, and the actual seed
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Penstemon grandiflorus
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Claytonia virginica
[attach=4]
Myosotis decumbens
[attach=5]
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Elymus hystrix (Hystrix patula)
[attach=1]
Anemone rivularis
[attach=2]
Phemeranthus calycinus
[attach=3]
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From Rick R. ( http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6490.msg313645#msg313645 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6490.msg313645#msg313645) )
Allium sikkimense
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Allium daghestanicum
[attach=1]
Allium stellatum - wild seed, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, USA
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Iris typhifolia
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Bouteloua gracilis
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Bouteloua hirsuta - wild seed, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Seed and spikelet, the upper half with seed removed. The black spotting is fungi, caused by an excessively rainy season.
[attach=5]
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The following pix of Crocus seed are resized (you'll see an "r" after the name in the file) from photos sent by Wim Boens - these are photos of seeds not already shown in this seed photo record.
Later, the photos of seed included in this record ( many by Tony Goode) but not with Wim's Crocus Group photos, will be added to that collection and saved in a new place for the Croconuts :)
So, the first five pix - click on the picture to enlarge them
Crocus albiflorus
C. asumaniae
C. biflorus subsp. melantherus
C. biflorus subsp. punctatus
C. boryi
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Crocus cancellatus var. mazziaricus
C. caspius
C. olivieri subsp. olivieri
C. oreocreticus
C. pallasii subsp. turcicus
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Crocus pelistericus
C. pulchellus
C. robertianus
C. serotinus subsp. clusii
C. sieberi subsp. sublimis
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Crocus sieberi subsp. nivalis
C. speciosus subsp. xantholaimos
C. thomasii
C. tournefortii
C. vallicola
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Euphorbria cyathophora
[attach=1]
Coryphantha vivipara ex South Dakota, USA
[attach=2]
Thalictrum kiusianum
[attach=3]
Deinanthe caerulea
[attach=4]
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Pulsatilla occidentalis:
[attach=1]
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Galanthus peshmenii - own collected seed from cultivated plants supplied by Kurt Vickery as G. peshmenii Rix, which I assume is the Kastellorizo form, Rix 4010?
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Narcissus rupicola watieri.
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Seed Identification : photos of named seed varieties.
This topic is exclusively for posting photographs of named, fully identified, seeds.
The object is to work towards as full a listing of verified seeds as possible.
Please do not post comments or questions in this thread, or photos of seed of which you are unsure of the ID. Such matters may be posted here: http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1010.0 (http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1010.0)
The photos must conform to the usual Forum restrictions i.e. maximum 760 pixels wide and must include something to indicate the size of the seed, preferably using a background of 1mm graph paper or a metric ruler. The inclusion in the photo of the plant name is a distinct advantage.
Wherever possible, please include the plant name in the name of the photo file and always include the plant name in the text of the post…. otherwise it is impossible to search for the image.
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Lathyrus vernus seeds harvested 12.7.15.
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A recent query highlighted the lack of a photo of Calochortus seed . Here is one, lacking a scale but perhaps useful nonetheless Calochortus uniflorus seed and pod from a 2008 Bulb Log from Ian Young (http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2008/020708/log.html) There is a magnified image of a seed, bottom right of the picture.
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Ian wrote :
BULB LOG 27 --- 2nd July 08
Calochortus uniflorus seeds
I am getting a very good crop of seeds on the Calochortus uniflorus that I showed some weeks back. This is especially rewarding in what is one of the worst years we have had for seeds on the bulbs in both the garden and under glass. It is interesting to note that they are not the flat lily like seed found on most of the Calochortus I have grown but are more like a small Erythronium seed to look at.
Worth remembering too, is that the Pacific Bulb Society pages often have seed photos included as this one (http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/CalochortusSpeciesSix)which had pix from David Pilling of Calochortus superbus
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Allium moly
Delosperma basuticum
Deinanthe caerulea with capsule
Erinus alpinus
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Corydalis lutea (the old English coin is 22.5 mm in diameter)
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Corydalis solida fresh seeds - 1 mm grid
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Corydalis solida seeds in moist storage - 1 mm grid
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Corydalis nobilis - picture taken on my hand, at scale on top of 1 mm grid
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Stylophorum diphyllum fresh seeds - 2 mm grid
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Stylophorum diphyllum seeds in moist storage - 1 mm grid
[attach=5]
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Lychnis chalcedonica (Maltese cross) 1mm scale
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Medeola virginiana - 1 mm grid
[attach=1]
Uvularia grandiflora - 2 mm grid
[attach=2]
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Sanguinaria canadensis - 2 mm grid
[attach=1]
Iris lacustris - 2 mm grid
[attach=2]
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Triosteum aurantiacum - 1 mm grid
[attach=1]
Scopolia carniolica var. brevifolia - 1 mm grid
[attach=2]
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Hydrastis canadensis - 1 mm grid
[attach=1]
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Drosera linearis - 1mm grid
[attach=1]
Drosera rotundifolia - 1mm
[attach=2]
Drosera intermedia - 1mm
[attach=3]
Sarracenia purpurea
[attach=4]
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Symplocarpus foetidus - 1mm
[attach=1]
Calla palustris - 1mm
[attach=2]
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Aconitum alboviolaceum var.alboviolaceum - 1mm
[attach=1]
Pulsatilla aurea - 1mm
[attach=2]
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From Rick Rodich , elsewhere in the Forum, on 3rd November
Rick wrote : I only have one clone of Lilium papilliferum, and it was through the generosity of a forum member here that I obtained pollen in hopes of producing seed.
Success! They are small seed, but look very good. They germinate IE according to Ed McRae and Darm Crook. Darm has them germinating in 8-15 days, and recommends that once germinated, quite dry conditions are required or the seedlings will be lost.
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It is worth mentioning that the previous photo is backlit to reveal the embryos inside the seeds. The method is called candling.
This is what Lilium papilliferum seed looks like in normal light:
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Backlit photos:
Lilium auratum
Lilium canadense
Lilium ciliatum
Lilium columbianum collected: Washington (state), USA
Lilium duchartrei
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Backlit photos:
Lilium georgei(saccatum) collected:Yunnan, China
Lilium grayi
Lilium henrici collected: Yunnan, China
Lilium japonicum
lilium lankongense
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Lilium martagon (left) & Lilium martagon var. album
Backlit photos:
Lilium martagon var. cattaniae
Lilium martagon var. album
Lilium monadelphum - 2 photos
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Backlit photos:
Lilium oxypetalum
Lilium polyphyllum
Lilium taliense
Lilium tsingtauense
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Few Gentiana, all on 1 mm grid.
Gentiana asclepiadea
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Gentiana asclepiadea ssp. schistolcalyx
[attach=2]
Gentiana cruciata
[attach=3]
Gentiana dahurica
[attach=4]
Gentiana tibetica
[attach=5]
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More Gentiana - 1 mm grid.
Gentiana lutea
[attach=1]
Gentiana purpurea
[attach=2]
Gentiana oschtenica
[attach=3]
Gentiana verna ssp. angulosa
[attach=4]
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Linnaea borealis (ssp. borealis) - 1 mm grid
[attach=1]
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Catananche caespitosa - 1 mm.
[attach=1]
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Few Ranunculaceae - 1mm grid
Adonis vernalis (second image, hydrated)
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[attach=2]
Delphinium dasycarpum
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Delphinium fissum (hydrated to show the scales)
[attach=4]
Delphinium pyramidatum
[attach=5]
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Spigelia marilandica - 1 mm grid
[attach=1]
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Myricaceae - 1 mm grid
Myrica pensylvanica
[attach=1]
Myrica gale
[attach=2]
Comptonia peregrina
[attach=3]
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Baccharis magellanica
[attach=1]
Berberis microphylla
[attach=2]
Embothrium coccineum
[attach=3]
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Brachybotrys paridiformis - 1mm
[attach=1]
Omphalodes lojkae - 1mm
[attach=2]
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Callirhoe digitata - 1 mm
[attach=1]
Dalea purpurea
[attach=2]
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Dirca palustris
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Plantago patagonica. This seed was initially vexing to me: the first time I processed the seed, every seed seemed to have broken in half! But these seeds have a round side and a concave side (not just flat). And the concave side actually looks like it could be the inside of the seed! (But it is not.)
Plantago patagonica: seeds and open capsules, and with single flower spike.
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New seeds for the new year - 1mm
Silene jailensis
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Paronychia cephalotes - fruits and bracts
[attach=2]
Paronychia cephalotes seeds
[attach=3]
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Gypsophila glomerata
[attach=1]
Gypsophila imbricata
[attach=2]
Gypsophila perfoliata
[attach=3]
Gypsophila uralensis
[attach=4]
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Androsace villosa subsp. taurica
[attach=1]
Jurinea iljinii
[attach=2]
Jurinea sordida
[attach=3]
Centaurea salonitana
[attach=4]
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Erinus alpinus
Thermopsis fabacea
Phemeranthus sediformis
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---- These wild collected from a sand prairie in Washington County, Minnesota, USA.
Astragalus canadensis
Chamaechrista fasiculata
Penstemon grandiflorus - Left:the seed as we see it. Right:the actual seed within the covering.
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Scrophularia exilis - 1 mm
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Convolvulus calvertii - 1mm
[attach=2]
Convolvulus cantabrica - 1mm
[attach=3]
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Ericaceae - 1 mm
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
[attach=1]
Chimaphila umbellata
[attach=2]
Gaultheria procumbens
[attach=3]
Vaccinium praestans
[attach=4]
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
[attach=5]
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Morina longifolia - 1mm
[attach=1]
Triosteum pinnatifidum
[attach=2]
Polygala paucifolia
[attach=3]
Polygala senega
[attach=4]
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I had to do a bit of work to show the scale -1mm
Aristolochia steupii - dry and hydrated seeds
[attach=1]
Aristolochia iberica - only the colour is different
[attach=2]
Asarum canadense - very fresh, 1mm
[attach=3]
Saruma henryi - cluster of seeds, 2mm
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Narcissus elegans
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Narcissus serotinus
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Narcissus viridiflorus
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Narcissus obsoletus
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Narcissus cavanillesii
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Arisaema candidissimum - 2mm
[attach=1]
Arisaema fargesii - 2mm
[attach=2]
Arisaema flavum - 1mm
[attach=3]
Arisaema triphyllum - 1mm
[attach=4]
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I tried a couple of images through my new 'toy' magnifying glass (field use type).
Orchids - 1mm
Cypripedium parviflorum
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Pogonia ophioglossoides
[attach=2]
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Sanguisorba canadensis - 1mm
[attach=1]
Sanguisorba menziesii- 1mm
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All on 1 mm grid.
Amphicarpaea bracteata var.comosa
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Astragalus levieri
[attach=2]
Astragalus neglectus
[attach=3]
Caragana arborescens
[attach=4]
Caragana pygmaea
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Ceanothus americanus
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Chamaecytisus hirsutus
[attach=2]
Genista tinctoria
[attach=3]
Lathyrus gmelinii
[attach=4]
Lespedeza violacea
[attach=5]
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Gabriela's posts came to mind as I was just about to nick and soak these rather rare Cercis griffithii seed.
1/4" / 6.35mm grid
Cercis griffithii
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Cercis canadensis, Ilex verticillata, Lindera benzoin, Magnolia acuminata - 1 mm grid. Sassafras albidum - on 2 mm.
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Back to the 'seeds project' - 1mm grid
Olsynium douglasii
Dodecatheon hendersonii
Collinsia parviflora
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Camassia quamash
Fritillaria affinis
Plectritis congesta
Toxicoscordion venenosum (syn. Zigadenus)
Thalictrum thalictroides
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The Fritillaria Icones project now has updated Fritillaria seed images, now 91 taxa included in the PDF :
http://www.fritillariaicones.com/info/seeds.html (http://www.fritillariaicones.com/info/seeds.html)
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Aconitum septentrionale 'Ivorine'
Corthusa matthioli (probably subsp. pekinensis)
Primula sieboldii (Late Snow - but I don't think the cv. matters)
Nelumbo lutea (American lotus)
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This bizarre thing (which exactly matches the botanical description) is a seed of Walleria gracilis. A Namibian/South African member of the Tecophilaceae which is tuberous and has flowers rather reminiscent of potato flowers on prickly climbing/scrambling stems. An old thread on the forum recounts my difficulties in persuading this to break it's summer dormancy but I'm armed with new information this time!
No grid but the divisions on the ruler are 1mm. There are little tufts of black hairs all over the spherical part of the seed and on the tips of the appendages.
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More Gentiana - 1 mm grid
Gentiana angustifolia (thanks to Yvain)
Gentiana triflora var. japonica fo. montana (thanks to Yuzawa Engei)
Gentiana cachemirica and Gentiana septemfida var. lagodechiana (thanks to myself)
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Callianthemum alatavicum
Callianthemum sajanense
C. sajanense - achene open to show the seed
Pulsatilla: albana, ambigua, patens ssp. multifida
all on 1 mm grid
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Few 'parasites' on 1 mm grid as usual
Agalinis paupercula
Conopholis americana
Geocaulon lividum
Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum
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I have no seedlings so I'll greet the new year with few seeds images.
Pedicularis atropurpurea
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Pedicularia nordmanniana
[attach=2]
Rhododendron caucasicum
[attach=3]
Minuartia circassica
[attach=4]
Anthemis marschalliana ssp. sosnovskyana
[attach=5]
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Iridaceae - 1 mm
Gladiolus caucasicus
[attach=1]
Iris aphylla
[attach=2]
Iris imbricata
[attach=3]
Iris pumila
[attach=4]
Iris spuria ssp. demetrii
[attach=5]
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Bulbinella barkerae
Crinum macowanii
Cyrtanthus sanguineus
Daubenya stylosa
Haemanthus montanus
1mm grid
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Tulbaghia cominsii
1mm grid
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Found on FB - by O. Toshiaki
Asarina procumbens
[attachimg=1]
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Couple of Iris spp. not often seen; the second image for both shows soaked seeds.
Iris tigridia
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[attach=2]
Iris potaninii
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[attach=4]
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From elsewhere in the forum - Alan McMurtrie's pic of Iris reticulata seed
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These appear to be taken from the pod well before what I would call fully ripe which is in my experience (I only have experience of seed in I. winogradowii. No others have set seed for me), a light brownish or milky coffee colour and the seeds have a slightly rough coat which occurs as the coat shrinks very slightly as the seed dries.
These pictures are very lovely and would make a nice necklace! ;D
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Re Alan's seeds above, I have to assume then, that for many if not all irises and especially the rarer and more difficult species, it would be ideal to source seed that is harvested before full ripeness and probably sown immediately. If only we could! Most such seeds except from our own gardens, are well dried and maybe months old before we get them. We are fighting a long and possibly fruitless battle even as we order them.
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I have been given permission by Levon Vardanyan, who lives in Vanadzor, Armenia, to post here these seed photos
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Three types of Galanthus seed -
Galanthus alpinus
G. artjuschenkoae
G. transcaucasicus
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Colchicum bifolium
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Iris spuria subsp. demetri
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Merendera candidissima
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Merendera candidissima - from seed to flowering size
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More from Levon- thank you, Levon!
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Merendera greuteri
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Merendera mirzoevae
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Merendera raddeana
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Merendera trigyna
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Ornithogalum navaschinii
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Triosteum pinnatifidum
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I assume they are recalcitrant seed
Triosteum pinnatifidum dry stored 18 months and 6 months
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Hesperostipa spartea (Stipa spartea) - wild collected in Minnesota, USA
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Hesperostipa commata (Stipa commata) - wild collected in Minnesota, USA
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The Fritillaria Icones site has ID pix of Fritillaria seed - a useful adjunct to the SRGC's Seed ID pages
The Fritillaria seed PDF has been updated, now with 116 taxa http://www.fritillariaicones.com/info/Fritillaria_seeds.pdf (http://www.fritillariaicones.com/info/Fritillaria_seeds.pdf)
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Gabriela Costea's site 'Botanically Inclined', has a seed library of seed pictures :
http://botanicallyinclined.org/seeds-images-library/ (http://botanicallyinclined.org/seeds-images-library/) 8)
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Thanks Maggi :) It is only the beginning yet. I'll keep going although I don't know where I'm heading to precisely.
Too many new pages/images take a lot of 'space' and may slow down my shop in the future.
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Nice to see another example of seed id taken seriously!
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QUOTE:
This lifesize guide and essential reference reveals the extraordinary beauty, surprising diversity and importance of seeds to an extent never seen before.
True time capsules of life, seeds are significant items of hope and promise. They are the most complex organs plants ever produce, and come in an enormously diverse range of shapes, sizes, and colours; from the impressive coco de mer nut to the microscopic seeds of an orchid, to the extraordinary cobalt blue of the traveller’s palm pit.
Seeds are often overshadowed by the adult plant’s size and show. Here, 600 seeds are spotlit, each given equal attention, each shown as glorious photographs, life size and in detail, alongside an engraving of the parent plant. Every profile includes a population distribution map, a table of essential information, and a commentary revealing notable characteristics, related species, and a diagnosis of the specimen’s importance in terms of taxonomy, rarity, dispersal method, and scientific significance. Arranged taxonomically, this essential reference reveals the variety and importance of seeds to an extent never seen before.
More books by this author
Author bio:
Dr Paul Smith is the Secretary General of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, a not-for-profit organization that promotes plant conservation in botanic gardens. Paul trained as a plant ecologist and is a specialist in the plants and vegetation of southern Africa. He is the author of two field guides to the flora of south-central Africa and the Atlas of the Vegetation of Madagascar (Kew). He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society and the Royal Geographical Society.
Category: Natural history
ISBN: 9781782405207
Publisher: Quarto UK
Imprint: Ivy Press
Pub Date: February 2018
Page Extent: 656
Format: Hard Cover
Subject:
TEXT FROM: http://www.allenandunwin.co.nz/browse/books/general-books/natural-history/The-Book-of-Seeds-Paul-Smith-9781782405207 (http://www.allenandunwin.co.nz/browse/books/general-books/natural-history/The-Book-of-Seeds-Paul-Smith-9781782405207)
BGCI Education
Allen & Unwin NZ
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It feels so very good to hear about this book - thanks Maggi :)
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I am greatly indebted to Ohshima Toshiaki for his permission to share here some 260 of his photos of seed, pods and fruit seed pix to the forum. You can see more photos, and read full details of the provenance of the seeds on his website :
http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm (http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm)
Indeed, there is much else of interest in his website too - http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/ (http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/)
Abutilon theophrasti -
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Acer maximowiczianum syn Acer nikoense
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Achlys triphylla
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Achlys triphylla
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Acis rosea syn. Leucojum roseum
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Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Actinidia kolomikta
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Adlumia fungosa
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Aesculus turbinata
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Agave attenuata
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Ageratina aromatica
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Agave filifera seed and pod
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Aglaonema commutatum
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Aloe arborescens
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Alonsoa meridionalis syn Alonsoa warscewiczii
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Alpinia japonica fruit and seed
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Alyogyne huegelii
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Alyssoides utriculata
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Anchusa azurea
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Androcymbium ciliolatum
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Andryala agardhii
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Anemone flaccida
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Anemonopsis macrophylla - seeds and pod
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Anoda cristata
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Anthemis tinctoria
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Arachis hypogea
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Aralia cordata
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Araujia sericifera
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From Ohshima Toshiaki - full details of these seeds can be found on his website
http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm (http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm)
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Arctostaphylos alpina
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Ardisia crenata
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Arisaema sikokianum
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Aristolochia clematitis
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Aristotelia chilensis
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Asarina procumbens
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Asperula nitida subsp. subcapitellata
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Asperula nitida
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Asphodeline liburnica
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aster ageratoides subsp. sugimotoi
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From Ohshima Toshiaki - full details of these seeds can be found on his website
http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm (http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm)
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Aucuba japaonica
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Azara lanceolata
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Ballota acetabulosa
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Barnardia japonica syn. Scilla scilloides
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Bulbine glauca
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Calandrinia caespitosa
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Calandrinia ranunculina - from a Flores,Watson and Elvebakk collection
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Calanthe discolor - embryo
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Calanthe tricarinata
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Callicarpa dichotoma
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
Calycanthus floridus var glaucus syn. C. fertilis
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From Ohshima Toshiaki - full details of these seeds can be found on his website
http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm (http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm)
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Campsis radicans - seed and fruit
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Cardiospermum halicabum - seed and dissected seed
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Caulophyllum robustum
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Cedrus deodara - immature seeds
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Cerasus avium syn Prunus avium
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Cercis chinesis seed and pods
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Chenopodium pumilio
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Chionographis japonica
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Chuquiraga oppositifolia
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Cirsium purpuratum
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Cistanthe monosperma
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Citrullus lanatus
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Citrus japonica
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Clematis terniflora var. terniflora
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Clerodendrum trichotomum
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Codonanthe gracilis fruit and seeds
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Commelina communis
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Cortusa matthioli
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Corydalis incisa
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Cosmos sulphureus - achene and seed
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Crinodendron hookerianum
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Crocus kotschyanus subsp. suworowianus
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Cryptomeria japonica
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Cycas revoluta - x2
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Cyclamen hederifolium pod and seed
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Cypripedium acaule
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Cypripedium japonicum
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Davidia involucrata
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Dendrobium moniliforme
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Desmodium podocarpium subsp. oxyphyllum
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Dianella tasmanica
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Disporum sessile
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Dodecatheon hendersonii
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Draba aizodes
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Drymophila cyanaocarpa
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Empetrum nigrum var japonicum - shoot with fruit and seeds
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Erythrina crista-galli - dissected seed, pod and seeds
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Euonymus alatus
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Euptelea polyandra
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Firmiana simplex - seed and dissected seed
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Forsythia viridissima
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From Ohshima Toshiaki - full details of these seeds can be found on his website
http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm (http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm)
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Fritillaria amabilis
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Gardenia jasminoides
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Gastrodia pubilabiata - seed and pod
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Gaultheria procumbens
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From Ohshima Toshiaki - as usual - these are all shown with a 1mm scale
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Gentiana algida
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Gentiana triflora
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Glaucidium palmatum
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Goodyera pubescens
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Halesia carolina
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Hylocereus undatus
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Ilex aquifolium
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Illicium anisatum
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Ipomoea indica - unripe seed
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Ixeridium dentatum subsp. nipponicum var. albiflorum / Ixeris dentata var albida
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Iris lutescens
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Kickxia elata
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Kirengeshoma palmata
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Lagestroemia subcostata
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Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum
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Leptospermum rupestre
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Lonicera gracilipes var. glandulosa
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Lycium chinense
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Mammillaria rettigiana
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Melampodium paludosum
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Melia azedarach
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides fruit
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Momordica charantia
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
as usual - these are all shown with a 1mm scale
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Mirabilis jalapa
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Montiopsis cistiflora syn. Calandrinia cistiflora
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Montiopsis sericiea
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Montiopsis umbellata
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Musa velutina
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Nandina domestica
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Neoachmandra japonica
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Neolitsea sericea
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Oenothera serrulata
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Oplismenus undulatifolius
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Oxalis griffithii
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Oxytropis campestris
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Oxytropis japonica var. sericea
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Oxytropis megalantha
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Oxytropis shokanbetsuensis
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Oxytropis splendens
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Ozothamnus ledifolius
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Papaver dubium seeds and pods
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Parnassia palustris
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Parthenocissus tricuspidata
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Paulownia tomentosa
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Penstemon pumilus
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Penthorum chinense pod and seeds
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Persicaria perfoliata
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Pertya scandens (Erigeron)
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Phormium tenax
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Physaria eburniflora
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Physoptychis gnaphalodes
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Pittosporum heterophyllum
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
as usual - these are all shown with a 1mm scale
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Pieris japonica pods and seeds
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Plantago lanceolata
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Platanthera dilatata
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Platycodon grandiflorum
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Platanus x acerifolia
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Potentilla ancistrifolia var. dickinsii
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Potentilla fragiformis subsp. megalantha
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Duchesnea chrysantha Potentilla hebiichigo - unresolved name
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From Ohshima Toshiaki - full details of these seeds can be found on his website
http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm (http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm)
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Prunella grandiflora
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Ptilotus spathulatus
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Pyrola asarifolia subsp. incarnata
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Rosa hirtula
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Rosa rugosa
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Rubus microphyllus subcrataegifolius
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Sagittaria aginashii
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Sagittaria trifolia
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
Salix japonica
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
Sapindus mukorossi
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Saruma henryi
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Scabiosa japonica var. alpina
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Schefflera arboricola fruits and seeds
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Sicyos angulatus seed and fruit
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Silene flos-jovis syn Lychnis flos-jovis
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Silene keiskei
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Silene miqueliana
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Silene zawadskii
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Sisyrinchium californicum
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Stauntonia hexaphylla
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Stewartia pseudocamellia
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Styrax obassia
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Tiarella polyphylla
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Torreya nucifera
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Toxicodendron succedaneum
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Sapium sebiferum (L.) Dum.Cours. is a synonym of Triadica sebifera (L.) Small
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Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Tricyrtis hirta
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Tricyrtis latifolia
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Tripterospermum trinervium
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Typha latifolia
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Uvularia grandiflora
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Verbascum thapsus
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Verbena stricta
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Veronica aphylla
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Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki
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Viola chaerophylloides
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From Ohshima Toshiaki - full details of these seeds can be found on his website
http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm (http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm)
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Viola lactiflora
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Viola manshurica f. albo-variegata (hot)
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Viscum album subsp. coloratum
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Vitaliana primuliflora
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Wisteria floribunda seed and pods
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Wulfenia carinthiaca
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Wyethia helianthoides
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From Ohshima Toshiaki
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Xanthium italicum
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Xantium strumaricum subsp. italicum
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Xerochrysum subundulatum syn Bracteantha sudundulata
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From Ohshima Toshiaki - full details of these seeds can be found on his website
http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm (http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm)
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Yucca glauca
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Zelkova serrata
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Zizyphus jujuba
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I don't know if it has been already published but here are some pictures of seeds from mediterranean area :
http://vanda.cbnmed.fr/phototheque/index.php?/categories (http://vanda.cbnmed.fr/phototheque/index.php?/categories)
You can use Menu>Recherche rapide to find a specific name
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I don't know if it has been already published but here are some pictures of seeds from mediterranean area :
http://vanda.cbnmed.fr/phototheque/index.php?/categories (http://vanda.cbnmed.fr/phototheque/index.php?/categories)
You can use Menu>Recherche rapide to find a specific name
Thank you, Yvain - another useful link!
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I don't know if it has been already published but here are some pictures of seeds from mediterranean area :
http://vanda.cbnmed.fr/phototheque/index.php?/categories (http://vanda.cbnmed.fr/phototheque/index.php?/categories)
You can use Menu>Recherche rapide to find a specific name
Yes that's a good one - thanks, has been bookmarked.
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Not pictures but drawings, lots of drawings : http://semina-tischler.de/index.htm (http://semina-tischler.de/index.htm)
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Not pictures but drawings, lots of drawings : http://semina-tischler.de/index.htm (http://semina-tischler.de/index.htm)
Something different!
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Some seed photos, without scale included
(from Bulb Log 2406 http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2006/140606/log.html (http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2006/140606/log.html) )
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Crocus banaticus
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Crocus pulchellus
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Some seed photos, without scale included
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Erythronium dens-canis
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Erythronium americanum
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Erythronium japonicum
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The three types together, enlarged, left to right dens-canis, americanum and japonicum
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Fritillaria Seed Reference now showing 119 taxa from Fritillaria Icones:
download from here:
http://www.fritillariaicones.com/info/seeds.html (http://www.fritillariaicones.com/info/seeds.html)
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The big fleshy seeds of my Crinum Bulbispermum are dropping from the fruits. For size I use a 50 €cent coin.
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From Ohshima Toshiaki - full details of these seeds can be found on his website
http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm (http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/index_himitunohanazono_0.htm)
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Anchusa aurea
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Cynoglossum officinale - pic ex www.invasive.org (http://www.invasive.org)
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Nerine gracilis (2 mm grid)
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Comparison of seeds of Nar. obsoletus and N. elegans from Rafa D- D.
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Getting awesome sizegenetics real results (https://www.virtualpalomarwest.org/sizegenetics-review/) knowledge from here about the seeds along with their photos
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Welcome, Yuto! That's what we hope!
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Those good people at the Hardy Plant Society are working on a similar project to ours - see their resource here :
http://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/images/seed-image (http://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/images/seed-image)
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Cactaceae seed gallery here (http://cactus-aventures.com/TaxonomySeedGallery/Seeds%20album/TaxonomyCactaceaeSeedsGallery.html)
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And I am remiss in adding the only cactus seed pics I have....
Echinocereus reichenbachii
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Rick, what sort of photo setup are you using to shoot the seeds?
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I answered your question here:
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=54.msg406171#msg406171 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=54.msg406171#msg406171)
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Trillium recurvatum
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Trillium sessile group
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The following images of Dionysia seeds at various multiplications are from Michael Mauser of the Botanical Garden of the University of Tübingen. - Thanks for permission to post them, Michael!
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Dionysia aretioides focus x 6.3
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Dionysia esfandiarii focus x20
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Dionysia esfandiarii focus x40
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Dionysia iranshahrii focus x20
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Dionysia iranshahrii focus x40
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next Dionysia seed images .....
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Dionysia khuzistanica focus x10
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Dionysia khuzistanica focus x20
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Dionysia khuzistanica focus x40 with light from underneath
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Dionysia khuzistanica focus x40
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five more photos from Michael Mauser ....
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Dionysia tapetodes focus x16
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Dionysia tapetodes focus x20
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Dionysia tapetodes focus x40
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Dionysia zetterlundii focus x10
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Dionysia zetterlundii focus x40
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This is an important addition to our project, thanks to NARGS :
Images from Alexandra Berkutenko's Seed Atlas
The Russian botanist, Dr. Alexandra Berkutenko, just before her untimely death in 2014, completed the very useful and colorful “Atlas of the Plant Seeds of the North Asia” [their translation of the Russian title]. It was published in 2016.
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The passing of Dr. Alexandra Naumovna Berkutenko in September 2014 represented a loss for many botanists, horticulturists, and gardeners around the world. Although she lived and worked in the far outpost city of Magadan, in Far Eastern Siberia, as Professor at the Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far-Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Alexandra’s reach extended to Europe, the United Kingdom, North America... and probably to the southern hemisphere, as well. Her annual seed list, containing wild-collected seeds from different areas of Siberia, was well subscribed, even into 2014.
Her family (husband, daughter, and son - all botanists) have given NARGS permission to post the photos of the seeds (the text is in Russian) on the NARGS website. They all agreed that it would be "nice if horticulture community enthusiasts will be able to see the results of mother’s work on NARGS website."
Now NARGS has given SRGC permission to post the photos also.
The images of seeds from her book follow. There are 20 images per page, arranged alphabetically on each page . The occasional differences in spelling are due to transliteration from Cyrillic; there are also occasional differences in taxonomy (always a moving target).
The images may be enlarged to show the names more clearly. It is intended to add the list of names by degree!
Acer ginnala - Actaea spicata contains,
Acer ginnala
Acer manshuricum
Acer mono
Acer negundo
Acer pseudosibaldianum
Acer tegmentosum
Acer ukuruduense
Achillea millefolium
Acmostylis rossii
Aconitum ajanense
Aconitum albo-violaceum
Aconitum delphinifolium
Aconitum fischeri
Aconitum kuznezoffii
Aconitum maximum
Aconitum sczukinii
Aconitum septentrionale
Aconitum umbrosum
Aconogonon tripterocarpum
Actaea spicata
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Actinidia arguta - Alnus japonica contains
Actinidia arguta
Actinidia kolomikta
Actinidia polygama
Adenophora verticillata
Adjania palasiana
Alfredia cernua
Allium altaicum
Allium condensatum
Allium komarovianum
Allium ledebourianum
Allium nutans
Allium odorum
Allium senescens
Allium scheonoprasum
Allium splendens
Allium strictum
Alnus fruticosa
Alnus hirsuta
Alnus incana
Alnus japonica
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Alyssum lenense - Angelica dahurica contains
Alyssum lenense
Alyssum obovatum
Alyssum tortuosum
Amorpha fruticose
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Ampelopsis japonica
Amygdalus pedunculata
Anaphalis margaritacea
Androsace amurensis
Androsace incana
Anemonastrum sibiricum
Anemone baicalensis
Anemone biarmiensis
Anemone nemerosa
Anemone raddeana
Anemonidium dichotoma
Anemenoides amurensis
Angelica cincta a
Angelica cincta b
Angelica dahurica a
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Angelica dahurica - Aquilegia oxysepala contains
(Angelica seeds showing both sides )
Angelica dahurica b
Angelica genuflexa a
Angelica genuflexa b
Angelica gmelinii a
Angelica gmelinii b
Angelica maximoviczii a
Angelica maximoviczii b
Angelica sachalinensis a
Angelica sachalinensis b
Angelica saxatilis a
Angelica saxatilis b
Angelica ursina a
Angelica ursina b
Angelica viridiflora a
Angelica viridiflora b
Antennaria dioica
Anthemis tinctoria
Anthriscus sylvestris
Aquilegia atropurpurea
Aquilegia oxysepala
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Aquilegia parviflora - Arnica unalaschkensis
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Artemisia arctica - Astragalus alpinus
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Astragalus argulensis - Astragalus uliginosus
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Astrocodon expansus - Cacalia robusta
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Aquilegia parviflora - Arnica unalaschkensis contains
Aquilegia parviflora
Aquilegia viridiflora
Aquilegia vulgaris
Arabidopsis bursifolia
Arabis macrophylla
Arabis pendula
Arabis turczaninovii
Aralia continentalis
Aralia cordata
Aralia elata
Arctous alpine
Arisaema amurensis
Arisaema peninsulae
Arisaema robusta
Aristolochia contorta
Arisaema mandshurica
Armeniaca sibirica
Arnica ilijinii
Arnica sachalinensis
Arnica unalaschkensis
Artemisia arctica - Astragalus alpinus contains
Artemisia arctica
Artemisia aurata
Artemisia borealis
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia glomerata
Artemisia gmelinii
Artemisia kruhsiana
Artemisia laciniata
Artemisia lagocephala
Artemisia stelleriana
Artemisia stolonifera
Artemisia tilessii
Aruncus dioicus
Asparagus schoberioides
Aster serpentimontanus
Aster sibiricus
Aster tartaricus
Astilbe chinensis
Astragalus adsurgens
Astragalus alpinus
Astragalus argutensis - Astragalus uliginosus contains
Astragalus argutensis (argulensis, error)
Astragalus boreomarinus
Astragalus clerceanus
Astragalus falcatus
Astragalus frigidus
Astragalus fruticosus
Astragalus glyciphyllus
Astragalus gorchakovskii
Astragalus helmii
Astragalus lupulinus
Astragalus membranaceous
Astragalus onobrychis
Astragalus polaris
Astragalus propinguus
Astragalus schelchovii
Astragalus sulcatus
Astragalus testiculatus
Astragalus tugarinovii
Astragalus tumninensis
Astragalus uliginosus
Astrocodon expansus - Cacalia robusta contains
Astrocodon expansus
Atractyloides ovata
Atragene ochotensis
Atragene speciosa
Beckmannia syzigachne
Berberis amurenis
Bergenia crassifolia
Bergenia pacifica
Berteroa incana
Betula davurica
Betula emanii
Betula exilis
Betula fruticosa
Betula middendorffii
Betula platyphylla
Boschniakia rossica
Cacalia auriculata
Cacalia hastata
Cacalia praetermissa
Cacalia robusta
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Caltha arctica - Centaurea phrygia
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Centaurea scabiosa - Clematis fusca
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Clematis manshurica - Corydalis repens
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Corydalis sibirica - Deutzia amurensis
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Caltha arctica - Centaurea phrygia contains
Caltha arctica
Campanula bononiensis
Campanula glomerata
Campanula latifolia
Campanula persicfolia
Campanula rapunculoides
Caragana arborescens
Caragana frutex
Caragana jubata
Caragana pygmaea
Cardamine bellidifolia
Cardamine microphylla
Cardiocrinum glehnii
Carex gmelinii
Cassiope ericoides
Caulophyllum robustum
Celastris flagelaris
Celastris orbiculate
Centaurea cycanus
Centaurea phrygia
Centaurea scabiosa - Clematis fusca contains
Centaurea scabiosa
Cerasus fruticose
Chamaecytisus ruthenicus
Chamaedaphne calyculata
Chamaepericlymenum canadense
Chamaepericlymenum suecicum
Chamaerhodos erecta
Chamerion angustifolium
Chimaphila umbellate
Chorisis repens
Chicorium inthybus
Cimicifuga dahurica
Cimicfuga heracleifolia
Cimicfuga simplex
Circaea lutetiana
Cirsium heterophyllum
Clausia aprica
Claytonia acutifolia
Clematis brevicaudata
Clematis fusca
Clematis manshurica - Corydalis repens contains
Clematis manshurica
Clematis orientalis
Clematis serratifolia
Clinopodium chinense
Clintonia udensis
Codonopis lanceolata
Codonopsis pilosula
Codonopsis ussuriensis
Comarum palustre
Comium maculatum a
Comium maculatum b ( showing both sides)
Convallaria keiskei
Coptis trifolia
Corispermum ulopterum
Cortusa mathioli
Corydalis ambigua
Corydalis bracteata
Corydalis gorinensis
Corydalis remota
Corydalis repens
Corydalis sibirica - Deutzia amurensis contains
Corydalis sibirica
Corydalis solida
Corydalis ussuriensis
Cotoneaster lucidus
Craetagus chlorsarca
Craetagus maximowiczii
Crepis chrysantha
Cucubalis japonicus
Cypripedium macranthon
Datura stramonium
Delphinium elatum
Delphinium grandiflorum
Delphinium maydellianum
Dendranthema arcticum
Dendranthema coreanum
Dendranthema maximowiczii
Dendranthema nactongense
Dendranthema zawadskii
Desmodium oldchanii
Deutzia amurensis
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Dianthus acicularis - Dracocephalum palmatum
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Dracocephalum peregrinum - Eubotryoides grayana
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Euonymus maackii - Genista tinctora
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Dianthus acicularis - Dracocephalum palmatum contains
Dianthus acicularis
Dianthus amurensis
Dianthus barbatus
Dianthus chinensis
Dianthus deltoides
Dianthus repens
Dianthus superbus
Dianthus uralensis
Dianthus versicolor
Diapensia obovate
Digitalis grandiflora
Dioscorea nipponica
Disporum viridescens
Draba aleutica
Draba alpina
Draba cinerea
Draba magadanensis
Draba ussuriensis
Dracocephalum argunense
Dracocephalum palmatum
Dracocephalum peregrinum - Eubotryoides grayana contains
Dracocephalum peregrinum
Dracocephalum ruyschiana
Drosera anglica
Dryas punctata
Eleagnus argentea
Eleutherococcus senticosus
Elsholtzia ciliata
Empetrum nigrum
Ephedra distachia
Ephedra monosperma
Eranthis stellata
Eremogone capillaris
Eremogone tschuktschorum
Erigeron oharae
Emania parryoides
Erysimum flavum
Erysimum pallasii
Erythronium sibiricum
Eschscholzia patrinii
Eubotryoides grayana
Euonymus maackii - Genista tinctora contains
Euonymus maackii
Euonymus macroptera
Euonymus maximowicziana
Euonymus pauciflora
Euonymus sachalinensis
Euonymus sacrosancta
Eupatorium glehnii
Falcata japonica
Ferula songorica a
Ferula songorica b (showing both sides)
Filipendula stepposa
Filipendula camschatica
Fraxinus rhyncophylla
Fritillaria camschatensis
Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillaria ussuriense
Gagea nakaiana
Galega orientalis
Galium boreale
Genista tinctora
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Gentiana algida - Gypsophila paniculata
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Gypsophila sambukii - Hemerocallis minor
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Hemerocallis yezoensis - Hypericum perforatum
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Gentiana algida - Gypsophila paniculata contains
Gentiana algida
Gentiana glauca
Gentiana macrophylla
Gentiana triflora
Gentianella auriculata
Gentianopsis barbata
Geranium erianthum
Geum macrophyllum
Geum rivale
Gladiolus imbricatus
Glehnia littoralis a
Glehnia littoralis b (showing both sides)
Globularia punctata
Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora
Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Goniolimon speciosum
Gorodkovia jakutica
Gypsophila altissima
Gypsophila pacifica
Gypsophila paniculata
Gypsophila sambukii - Hemerocallis minor contains
Gypsophila sambukii
Gypsophila violacea
Halenia corniculate
Halosciastrum melanotilinga a
Halosciastrum melanotilinga b (showing both sides)
Hedysarum alpinum
Hedysarum austrosibirica
Hedysarum flavescens
Hedysarum gmelinii
Hedysarum hedysaroides
Helianthemum baschkiorum
Helianthemum canum
Helianthemum nummularia
Helichrysum arenarium
Hemerocallis citrina
Hemerocallis esculenta
Hemerocallis fulva
Hemerocallis lilo-asphodelus
Hemerocallis middendorffii
Hemerocallis minor
Hemerocallis yezoensis - Hypericum perforatum contains
Hemerocallis yezoensis
Heracleum lanatum a
Heracleum lanatum b (showing both sides)
Heracleum moellendorffii a
Heracleum moellendorffii b (showing both sides)
Heracleum sosnowskii a
Heracleum sosnowskii b (showing both sides)
Hesperis matronalis
Heteropappus hispidus
Hippophea rhamnoides
Honckenya oblongifolia
Hosta albomarginata
Hosta rectifolia
Hydrangea paniculata
Hydrangea petiolaris
Hypericum ascyron
Hypericum attenuatum
Hypericum gebieri
Hypericum kamtschaticum
Hypericum perforatum
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Impatiens glandulifera - Lathyrus davidii
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Lathyrus gmelinii - Ligusticum scoticum
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Lilium buschianum - Lonicera chamissoi
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Lonicera chrysantha - Maianthemum dilatatum
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Malus mandshurica - Nelumbo komarovii
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Impatiens glandulifera - Lathyrus davidii contains
Impatiens glandulifera
Inula heliinium
Inula salicina
Iris biglumis
Iris laevigata
Iris pallasii
Iris pseudacorus
Iris setosa
Iris sibirica
Isatis jakutensis
Juniperus davurica
Juniperus rigida
Juniperus sargentii
Juniperus sibirica
Kitagawia baicalensis a
Kitagawia baicalensis b (showing both sides)
Lactuca repens
Lagotis glauca
Larix cajanderi
Lathyrus davidii
Lathyrus gmelinii - Ligusticum scoticum contains
Lathyrus gmelinii
Lathyrus japonicus
Lathyrus tuberosus
Lathyrus vernus
Lavatera turingiaca
Ledum decumbens
Ledum hypoleucum
Ledum palustre
Leibnitzia anandria
Leontopodium stellatum
Lespedeza bicolor
Lespedeza hedysaroides
Lespedeza juncea
Ligularia calthifolia
Ligularia fisheri
Ligularia glauca
Ligularia jaluensis
Ligularia sibirica
Ligusticum scoticum a
Ligusticum scoticum b (showing both sides)
Lilium buschianum - Lonicera chamissoi contains
Lilium buschianum
Lilium callosum
Lilium cernuum
Lilium distichum
Lilium martagon
Lilium pensylvanicum
Lilium (martagon) pilosiusculum
Lilium pumilum
Linum amurense
Linum boreale
Linum komarovii
Linum perenne
Lithospermum erythrorhizon
Lithospermun officinale
Lloydia serotina
Lobelia sessilifolia
Loiseleuria procumbens
Lomatogonium rotatum
Lonicera altaica
Lonicera chamissoi
Lonicera chrysantha - Maianthemum dilatatum contains
Lonicera chrysantha
Lonicera edulis
Lonicera glehnii
Lonicera maximoviczii
Lonicera microphylla
Lonicera pallasii
Lonicera ruprechtiana
Lonicera xylosteum
Lupinus polyphyllus
Lychnis ajanensis
Lychnis chalcedonica
Lychnis fulgens
Lychnis sibirica
Lythrum salicaria
Maakia amurensis
Magadania victoris a
Magadania victoris b (showing both sides)
Magnolia hypoleuca
Maianthemum bifolium
Maianthemum dilatatum
Malus mandshurica - Nelumbo komarovii contains
Malus mandshurica
Malus prunifolia
Matricaria recutita
Melandrium apetalon
Meliotus albus
Meliotus officonalis
Menispermum dauricum
Menyanthes trifoliata
Menziesia pentandra
Metaplexis japonica
Micromeles alnifolia
Minuartia arctica
Minuartia sibirica
Minuartia verna
Mulgedium sibiricum
Myosotis suaveolens
Myrica tomentosa
Myricaria alopecuroides
Nanophyton erinaceum
Nelumbo komarovii
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Ptarmica alpina - Rhaponticum carthamoides
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Rhaponticum serratuloides - Rosa amblyotis
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Rosa davurica - Sanguisorba officinalis
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Sanguisorba tenuifolia - Saxifraga nelsoniana
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Saxifraga nudicaulis - Scutellaria baicalensis
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Ptarmica alpina - Rhaponticum carthamoides contains
Ptarmica alpina
Pulsatilla ajanensis
Pulsatilla angustifolia
Pulsatilla dahurica
Pulsatilla magadanensis
Pulsatilla nutaliana
Pulsatilla turczaninovii
Pyrethrum corymbosum
Pyrola incarnata
Pyrrus ussuriensis
Quercus dentata
Rabdosia excisa
Ranunculus casssubicus
Ranunculus lapponicus
Ranunculus lingua
Ranunculus nivalis
Redowskia sophiefolia
Reynoutria sachalinensis
Rhamnus davurica
Rhaponticum carthamoides
Rhaponticum serratuloides - Rosa amblyotis contains
Rhaponticum serratuloides
Rheum altaicum
Rhodiola integrifolia
Rhodiola stephanii
Rhododendron adamsii
Rhododendron aureum
Rhododendron camschaticum
Rhododendron dauricum
Rhododendron fauriei
Rhododendron mucronulatum
Rhododendron parvifolium
Rhododendron redowskianum
Rhododendron schlippenbachii
Rhododendron sichotense
Ribes atropurpureum
Ribes dikuscha
Ribes fragrans
Ribes triste
Rosa acicularis
Rosa amblyotis
Rosa davurica - Sanguisorba officinalis contains
Rosa davurica
Rosa gracilipes
Rosa koreana
Rosa maximovicziana
Rosa rugosa
Rubia cordifolia
Rubus arcticus
Rubus chamaemorus
Rubus crataegifolius
Rubus sachalinense
Rubus stellatus
Salvia stepposa
Sambucus koreana
Sambucus dahuricus
Sambucus kamtschatica
Sambucus manshurica
Sambucus miquelii
Sanguisorba alpina
Sanguisorba magnifica
Sanguisorba officinalis
Sanguisorba tenuifolia - Saxifraga nelsoniana contains
Sanguisorba tenuifolia
Saussurea neopulchella
Saussurea nuda
Saussurea odontolepis
Saussurea pulchella
Saussurea sachalinensis
Saussurea schanginiana
Saussurea subtriangulata
Saussurea tilesii
Saxifraga caespitosa
Saxifraga calycina
Saxifraga cherieroides
Saxifraga derbeckii
Saxifraga funstonii
Saxifraga hieracifolia
Saxifraga krusiana
Saxifraga manchuriensis
Saxifraga merckii
Saxifraga multiflora
Saxifraga nelsoniana
Saxifraga nudicaulis - Scutellaria baicalensis contains
Saxifraga nudicaulis
Saxifraga omolojensis
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Saxifraga punctata
Saxifraga spinulosa
Scabiosa comosa
Scabiosa lachnophylla
Scabiosa ochroleuca
Schivereckia hyperborean
Schisandra chinensis
Schizonopeta multifida
Schizopeon bryonifolius
Schultzia crinita a
Schultzia crinita b ( showing both sides)
Scorzonera austriaca
Scorzonera radiata
Scorzonera stricta
Scrophularia incisa
Scrophularia nodosa
Scutellaria baicalensis
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Neomolinia mandshurica - Oxytropis ochotensis
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Oxytropis pilosa - Parrya nudicaulis
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Parthenocyssus quinquefolia - Peucedanum littorale
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Picea obovata - Polygonum weyrichii
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Potamogeton natans - Primula pallasii
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Neomolinia mandshurica - Oxytropis ochotensis contains
Neomolinia mandshurica
Novosiversia glacialis
Oenethera biennis
Oenethera rubricaulis
Onobrychis arenaria
Onobrychis sibirica
Onosma simplicissma
Origanum vulgare
Oxycoccus microcarpus
Oxytropis baschkirenis
Oxytropis czukotica
Oxytropis demidovii
Oxytropis hippolytovii
Oxytropis hirsuta
Oxytropis kamtchatica
Oxytropis leucantha
Oxytropis maydelliana
Oxytropis middendorffii
Oxytropis nigrescens
Oxytropis ochotensis
Oxytropis pilosa - Parrya nudicaulis contains
Oxytropis pilosa
Oxytropis popoviana
Oxytropis pumilo
Oxytropis revoluta
Oxytropis ruthenica
Oxytropis spicata
Oxytropis strobilacea
Oxytropis teres
Oxytropis uralensis
Padus avium
Padus maackii
Padus ssiorii ( Prunus ssiorii)
Paeonia anomala
Paeonia lactiflora
Paeonia oregeton
Papaver albaroseum
Papaver keele
Papaver nudicaule
Parnassia palustris
Parrya nudicaulis
Parthenocyssus quinquefolia - Peucedanum littorale contains
Parthenocyssus quinquefolia
Parthenocyssus tricuspidatus
Patrinia rupestris
Patrinia scabiosifolia
Patrinia sibirica
Pedicularis adamsii
Pedicularis albolabiata
Pedicularis alopecurioides
Pedicularis amoena
Pedicularis capitata
Pedicularis resupinata
Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum
Pedicularis spicata
Pennelianthus frutescens
Pentaphylloides davurica
Petasites frigida
Peucedanum formosanum a
Peucedanum formosanum b (showing both sides)
Peucedanum littorale a
Peucedanum littorale b (showing both sides)
Picea obovata - Polygonum weyrichii contains
Picea obovata
Pilosella aurantiaca
Pinus pumila
Plagiorhema dubia
Plantago depressa
Plantago krascheninnikovii
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago camtschatica
Platycodon grandifloras
Pleurospermum uralense a
Pleurospermum uralense b (showing both sides)
Poa eminens
Polemonium acutiflorum
Polemonium boreale
Polemonium caeruleum
Polemonium laxiflorum
Polygonatum humile
Polygonatum inflatum
Polygonatum odoratum
Polygonum weyrichii
Potamogeton natans - Primula pallasii contains
Potamogeton natans
Potentilla argentea
Potentilla asperrima
Potentilla cryptotenia
Potentilla elegans
Potentilla elgantissima
Potentilla fragiformis
Potentilla fruticosa
Potentilla inquinans
Potentilla nivea
Potentilla pensylvanica
Potentilla rupifraga
Potentilla stipularis
Potentilla stolonifera
Potentilla volcanicola
Primula cortusoides
Primula cuneifolia
Primula farinosa
Primula macrocalyx
Primula pallasii
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Scutellaria supina - Seseli ledebouri
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Sibbaldia procumbens - Sorbus commixta
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Sisyrinchium septentrionale - Thymus mongolicus
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Sorbus sambucifolia - Syringa wolffii
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Tilia amurensis - Tulipa biebersteiniana
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Scutellaria supina - Seseli ledebouri contains
Scutellaria supina
Securinega fruticosa
Sedum aizoon
Sedum cyaneum
Sedum eupatorioides
Sedum hybridum
Sedum kamtchaticum
Sedum middendorffii
Sedum palescens
Sedum selskianum
Sedum ussuriense
Senecio cannabifolius
Senecio lenensis
Senecio nemorensis
Senecio pseudoamica
Serratula coronata
Serratula gmelinii
Serrulata manshurica
Seseli ledebouri a
Seseli ledebouri b (showing both sides)
Sibbaldia procumbens - Sorbus commixta contains
Sibbaldia procumbens
Sibiraea altaiensis
Sieversia pusilla
Silen baschkiorum
Silene repens
Silene stenophylla
Silene viridiflora
Silybum marianum
Skimmia repens
Smilacina hirta
Smilacina trifolia
Smilax maximowiczii
Solanum kitagawae
Solidago dahurica
Solidago pacifica
Solidago spiraefolia
Sophora alopecuroides
Sophora flavescens
Sorbaria sorbifolia
Sorbus commixta
Sisyrinchium septentrionale - Thymus mongolicus contains
Sisyrinchium septentrionale
Tanacetum boreale
Tephroseris arcticus
Tephroseris atrpurpurea
Tephroseris integrifolia
Tephroseris tundricola
Thalictrum alpinum
Thalictrum aquilegifolium
Thalictrum baicalense
Thalictrum contortum
Thalictrum foetidum
Thalictrum minus
Thalictrum sparsiflorum
Thalictrum tuberiferum
Thermopsis lanceolata
Thermopsis lupinoides
Thlaspi cochleariforme
Thymus chankoanus
Thymus marschallianus
Thymus mongolicus
Sorbus sambucifolia - Syringa wolffii contains
Sorbus sambucifolia
Sorbus sibirica
Spiraea beauverdiana
Spiraea chamaedrifolia
Spiraea media
Spiraea pubescens
Spiraea salicifolia
Spiraea ussuriensis
Stellaria peduncularis
Stellaria ruscifolia
Stemmacantha uniflora
Stevenia cheiranthoides
Stipa capillata
Streptopus amplexicaulis
Swida alba
Symphlocarpus renifolius
Syneilesis aconitifolia
Synurus deltoides
Syringa amurensis
Syringa wolffii
Tilia amurensis - Tulipa biebersteiniana contains
Tilia amurensis
Tilia cordata
Tilia komarovii
Tilia koreana
Tilia mandshurica
Tilia maximowicziana
Tofeldia coccinea
Tragopogon orientalis
Trientalis europaea
Trifolium lupinaster
Trillium kamtschatense
Tripleurospermum inodorum
Trollius altaicus
Trollius apertus
Trollius asiaticus
Trollius chinensis
Trollius europaeus
Trollius membranostylis
Tulipa altaica
Tulipa biebersteiniana
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Please remember with all these multiple images: There are 20 images per page, arranged alphabetically on each page . The occasional differences in spelling are due to transliteration from Cyrillic; there are also occasional differences in taxonomy
The images may be enlarged to show the names more clearly.
Vaccinium hirtum - Viburnum sargentii
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Vicia amoena - Zigadenus sibiricus
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Vaccinium hirtum - Viburnum sargentii contains
Vaccinium hirtum
Vaccinium ovalifolium
Vaccinium praestans
Vaccinium uliginosum
Valeriana officinalis
Veratrum lobellianum
Veratrum nigrum
Veratrum oxysepalum
Verbascum Thapsus
Veronica incana
Veronica krylovii
Veronica longifolia
Veronica prostrata
Veronica uralensis
Veronicastrum sibiricum
Viburnum burejaeticum
Viburnum sargentii
Vicia amoena - Zigadenus sibiricus contains
Vicia amoena
Vicia amurensis
Vicia cracca
Vicia muticalis
Vicia ohwiana
Vicia sepium
Vicia unjuga
Vincetoxicum atratum
Vincetoxicum sibiricum
Viola avatchensis
Viola biflora
Viola collina
Viola dissecta
Viola gmeliniana
Viola phalarocarpa
Vitis amurensis
Vitis cognetiae
Weigela middendorffiana
Weigela praecox
Zigadenus sibiricus
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The following sets of seed photos are kindly provided from Elisabeth Zander of NARGS.
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Androsace helvetica
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Androsace limprichtii
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Androsace mairei a
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Androsace mairei b
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Androsace pubescens
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Androsace spinulifera
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Androsace tapete
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Arenaria kansuensis
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Campanula autraniana
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Campanula dzaaku
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Campanula rainerii
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Cortusa matthioli v. pekinensis
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Cyclamen coum -rose pink form
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Cyclamen hederifolium
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Daphne glomerata
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Daphne petraea
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Dianthus repens
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Dodecatheon meadia
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Dodecatheon pulchellum
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Ephedra fedtschenkoana
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Ephedra monosperma
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Primula algida
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Primula amoena
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Primula blinii
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Primula cf farinosa matsumurae
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Primula cockburniana
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Primula cordifolia
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Primula denticulata
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Primula egaliksensis
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Primula elatior ruprechtii
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Primula fascicualata
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Primula glutinosa
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Primula halleri
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Primula involucrata
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Primula juliae Wanda ( juliana Wanda )
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Primula marginata
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Primula ruprechtii
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Primula saxatilis
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Primula scandinavica
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Primula sinopurpurea
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Primula spectabilis
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Primula stenocalyx
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Primula woronowii
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Primula yuparensis
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Saxifraga dinnikii
Thank you, Elisabeth !!
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Following another report of supposed Silene seed from the Seed Ex. turning out to be Lychnis seed - this photo and comment from Diane Clement : "The attached picture may help with distinguishing the seed of Silene hookeri (and its ssp) and its imposter Lychnis flos-jovis 'Nana' (and/or 'Peggy')."
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Lychnis flos- jovis nana grown by Ian Bainbridge
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Silene hookeri ssp hookeri grown by Roma Fiddes
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From Dima Zubov - some comparisons of Fritillaria seed
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What amazing things are seeds! Such variety, in size, shape, colour. I actually recognize a few, such as Clematis fusca, and feel very pleased with myself. Around the world we, gardeners, have had incredible access to hundreds of thousands of different species through their seeds and it is sad that now, so many countries are restricting this access, whether to preserve their own biodiversity, or for political reasons or, I suspect in some cases, from sheer bloodimindedness.
This Russian collection is utterly fascinating and I am grateful for the opportunity to see it, and wonder again at the infinite variation within that most exciting and rewarding activity, the collection, sowing and growing from SEEDS! My thanks to the Russian family who have made their wife's and mother's work
available to NARGS and to NARGS itself for passing along this amazing archive.
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I am greatly indebted to my friend Dr. Dimitri Zubov for these photos of various Gymnospermium seeds and flowers.
Gymnospermium albertii
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G. albertii seeds, Kyrgyzstan
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G. albertii
Gymnospermium peloponnesiacum seeds, Greece
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G. peloponnesiacum
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Some more Gymnospermium from Dimitri Zubov....
Gymnospermium scipetarum
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G. scipetarum seeds, Albania
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G. scipetarum
Gymnospermium smirnowii
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G. smirnowii seeds, Sakartvelo
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G. smirnowii
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From Mark McDonough on Facebook : Glaucidium palmatum twin seed-capsule with flat wafer-like seeds that stack inside each chamber as if folding in a deck of cards
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Too add context, Mark shared this image of the plant in flower, April 29th 2023
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