Sometimes common names can be misleading.

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For example, when I opened the fleshy fruit surrounding these seeds I was half expecting to see a “pit.”

mystery-seed-211-2Instead there was a cluster of flat seeds inside. Obviously, the plants the fruit came from are not closely related to their namesakes.

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Aren’t the softly fuzzy seeds nice, though?

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:  The answer is now posted.