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Seeds And Seed Pods 2 [Dried Flowers] & Fruit

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Spreading Dogbane seeds [Apocynum androsaemifolium]. Dauphin County, Pa. 3-2-22
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Spreading Dogbane seed ready for the wind. [Apocynum androsaemifolium]. Dauphin County, Pa. 3-2-22
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Beautiful seeds from our native clematis Virgin Bower [Clematis virginiana]. Dauphin County, Pa. 2-15-22
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Spreading Dogbane still holding on to it's seeds [Apocynum androsaemifolium]. Dauphin County, Pa. 2-15-22
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The setting sun seems to make this Common Milkweed pod and seeds look they are glowing. [ Asclepias syriaca]. Dauphin County, Pa. 2-15-22. The seeds were immature and under developed and never dispersed last fall.
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Ice on Whorled Mountain Mint [Pynanthemum verticillatum]. Dauphin County, Pa. 2-10-22
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All that is left now of Indian Tobacco are the ghostly seed pods from last fall [Lobelia inflata], but they are still elegant. Dauphin County, Pa. 2-5-22
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 Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima] in seed on a cold January Day. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-22-22
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The warm colors of Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima] in seed on a cold January Day. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-22-22
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Snow on Wild Bergamot [Monarda fistulosa]. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-27-22
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Snow on Wild Bergamot [Monarda fistulosa]. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-27-22
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Dried flowers [the receptacles] of Rabbit Tobacco [Psuedognaphalium obtusifolium]. These flowers in summer are a white tubular shape. "When crushed, the plant exudes a characteristic maple syrup scent." The plant in summer has an overall white papery appearance. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-27-22. ​
This is that part of the Goldenrod [Solidado] plant called the receptacle. It holds the individual flowers and later the seeds of the plant, these picture show the receptacle empty after the seeds have all dispersed. If you look close at the receptacle head you can see the perfect indentations where each individual seed or achene was held. For years I was mistaken and thought I was looking at a dried flower from possibly Fleabane. I think these receptacles are beautiful in the stark winter landscape, and a reminder of warmer summer days. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-14-22.
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Roundleaf Greenbrier vine and its fruit [Smilax rotundifolia]. Dauphin County , Pa. 1-14-22
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Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima] in seed. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-15-22
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Bluestem Goldenrod in seed. Tioga County, Pa. 12-17-21
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An individual seed of from Bluestem Goldenrod [Solidago caesia]. Tioga County, Pa. 12-17-21. 
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An individual seed of from Bluestem Goldenrod [Solidago caesia]. Tioga County, Pa. 12-17-21. The pappus [the feathery filaments] help the seed, which is inside the fruit or achene, disperse on the wind.
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These are that part of the seeds of a Bluestem Goldenrod [Solidago cvaesia] called the pappus [the filaments extending out from the center to form a circle]. They, the pappi, act in the same way Milkweed or Dandelion seeds do in helping the seeds disperse on the wind. Underneath the pappus you can see an individual seed enclosed in a fruit called the achene which is attached to each pappus. A marvel of nature's evolution to help seeds disperse and thus ensure the plants continued survival. Tioga County, Pa. 12-16-21
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Nature's designs, the skeletal remains of a seed pod from Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21
Nature's designs, the skeletal remains of a seed pod from Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21
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Nature's designs, the skeletal remains of a seed pod from Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21
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The skeletal remains of a seed pod from Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21
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Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima] in seed. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21
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Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata], dried seed pods. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21
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The dried stalks of American Pennyroyal [Hedeoma pulegioides], in December. Its hard to mistake this plant anywhere as it really stands out from all other plants. An annual in the mint family, it still smells wonderful! My favorite tiny little plant, always a pleasure to see! Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21
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Indian Tobacco seed pods in December [Lobelia inflata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-1-21. The growing season has long since past, the heat, the bugs, the drought, and all the other struggles that this tiny plant has faced. All that is left now are these pods, a reminder of earlier days. The pods are now empty of their seeds, but they have a beauty all there own on a stark cold winters day. I thank God that I can still see it.
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Wild Raisin [Viburnum cassinoides]. A wonderful bush for birds and wildlife. Schuylkill county, Pa. 10-2-21
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Butterfly Weed in seed [Asclepias tuberosa]. Schuylkill County, Pa. 9-24-21
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Butterfly Weed in seed [Asclepias tuberosa]. Schuylkill County, Pa. 9-24-21
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Butterfly Weed in seed [Asclepias tuberosa]. Schuylkill County, Pa. 9-24-21
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 Bog Cranberries [Vaccinium oxycoccos]. Tioga County, Pa. 9-6-21
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Canada Mayflower in fruit [Maianthemum canadense]. Coos County, N.H. 7-14-21
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Bunchberry in fruit [Cornus canadensis]. Coos County, N.H. 7-14-21
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Blue Bead lily [Clintonia borealis] in fruit. Coos County, N.H. 7-14-21
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Flaxleaf Aster [Lonactis linariifolius] in winter.Dauphin County,Pa.1-29-21.
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Flaxleaf Aster [Lonactis linariifolius] in winter.Dauphin County,Pa.1-29-21.
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Seed pods in winter,Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata].Dauphin County,Pa.1-29-21
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One of my favorite wildflowers anytime of the year,but especially in winter,where it always stands out from all other plants.It has a wonderful mint smell,even in winter.The tiny American Pennyroyal [Hedeoma pulegioides].Dauphin County,Pa.1-29-21.
One of my favorite wildflowers anytime of the year,but especially in winter,where it always stands out from all other plants.It has a wonderful mint smell,even in winter.The tiny American Pennyroyal [Hedeoma pulegioides].Dauphin County,Pa.1-29-21.
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Seed pods in winter,Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata].Dauphin County,Pa.1-29-21
Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima].Tioga County,Pa.12-13-20
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Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima].Tioga County,Pa.12-13-20
Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima].Tioga County,Pa.12-13-20
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These are that part of the seeds of a Goldenrod [Solidago] called the pappus [the filaments extending out from the center to form a circle].They,the pappi,act in the same way Milkweed or Dandelion seeds do in helping the seeds disperse on the wind.Underneath the pappus you can see an individual seed [in what is known as the achene] attached to each pappus.A marvel of nature's evolution to help seeds disperse and thus ensure the plants continued survival. 
Dried flowers and seeds,including Goldenrod [solidago] and Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata].Tioga County,Pa. 12-12-20
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Dried White Wood Aster in winter [Eurybia divaricata].Tioga County,Pa.12-12-20
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The seeds of a Goldenrod [Solidago].Tioga County,Pa.12-12-20.
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Goldenrod in seed [Solidago].Tioga County,Pa.12-11-20
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Silver- rod,White Goldenrod [Solidago bicolor] in seed.Tioga County,Pa.12-11-20
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