These mystery seeds are from a southwestern tree.
The seeds are quite large, perhaps as big as the tip of your finger.
Will the open seed pod will help you decide?
Do you recognize what plant these seeds are from? If you choose to, please leave a comment with your ideas.
New mystery seeds and Seed of the Week answers are posted on Tuesdays.
Edit:Â The answer is now posted.
well, it’s a legume! and whenever I hear southwestern legume I think mesquite, so that’s as far as I think I’m getting today.
Found tree northern phoenix and Anthem in new housing area small tree 3″ around but tight knarly branches almost like a NE pricked bush. If I could plant these about the house who needs Jumping chollas. Lol
This seed is from a Texas Ebony Tree (Ebenopsis ebano). It’s a thorny slow growing evergreen tree.