Author Topic: Seed Identification : photos of named seed varieties. (Read 154644 times)

Rick R. · « **Reply #270 on:** August 09, 2017, 08:42:58 PM »

Triosteum pinnatifidum

I assume they are recalcitrant seed
Triosteum pinnatifidum dry stored 18 months and 6 months

Rick R. · « **Reply #271 on:** August 09, 2017, 08:53:44 PM »

Hesperostipa spartea (Stipa spartea) - wild collected in Minnesota, USA

Hesperostipa commata (Stipa commata) - wild collected in Minnesota, USA

Maggi Young · « **Reply #272 on:** September 24, 2017, 02:26:48 PM »

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

Maggi Young · « **Reply #273 on:** December 28, 2017, 02:53:55 PM »

Gabriela Costea's site 'Botanically Inclined', has a seed library of seed pictures :
http://botanicallyinclined.org/seeds-images-library/

Gabriela · « **Reply #274 on:** December 29, 2017, 09:49:18 PM »

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.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #275 on:** January 27, 2018, 05:46:01 PM »

Nice to see another example of seed id taken seriously!

Seed Identification : photos of named seed varieties.

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.
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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
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TEXT FROM: http://www.allenandunwin.co.nz/browse/books/general-books/natural-history/The-Book-of-Seeds-Paul-Smith-9781782405207

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Gabriela · « **Reply #276 on:** January 30, 2018, 06:42:09 PM »

It feels so very good to hear about this book - thanks Maggi

Maggi Young · « **Reply #277 on:** February 04, 2018, 04:32:58 PM »

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

Indeed, there is much else of interest in his website too - http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/

Abutilon theophrasti -