Mystery Seed of the Week 212

Our mystery seeds this week did not photograph well.

mystery-seed-212-1Doesn’t it look like a black blob with some ridges on the back?

mystery-seed-212-pod-2Perhaps seeing the seed pods will help you identify them.

mystery-seed-212-pod-seed-3mystery-seed-212-4The angle helps, too. The seeds have a smoother area underneath and a prominent “tooth.”

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.

2 Comments

  1. Craig

    Malvaceae of some sort…maybe Hibiscus? Bombax or Cieba?

  2. Roberta

    Your first guess is a good one. I think you’ll recognize the plant when you see what it is.

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