I thought these seeds were pretty cute.
What do you think?
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.
Category: Seed of the Week (Page 27 of 167)
Our mystery fruit from last week were from an unusual cactus in the genus Pereskiopsis.
Pereskiopsis are unusual because they are cacti that have leaves. They are like all other cacti in that they have glochids (tiny spines) and areoles.
You can see the clusters of glochids on the fruit.
The flowers are lovely, but short lived. In our yard they bloom in the afternoon and are gone the next day.
People who grow cacti often use pereskiopsis for root stock and graft other cacti to it. Because it is tropical in origin, the plants can withstand humidity and more frequent watering than other cacti.
One of our botany friends gave us this specimen and I’m not sure of the species. It is such an interesting plant, I’m not sure why more people don’t grow it.
Do you know what species this is? Have you ever grown a Pereskiopsis?
Today I don’t have any seeds to share, so I thought I would stump you with the fruit of a plant.
Yes, those could have seeds inside.
I should warn you that these are highly unusual plants.
Do you recognize what plant these fruit 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.
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