Our mystery seeds this week also have an unusual appearance.
In the pod they look like small, bumpy snails.
Here’s a closer look. The color might be a bit light, because these are probably not quite mature.
Do you recognize what plant these seeds are from? If you choose to, please leave a comment with your ideas.
Mystery seed answers and new Mystery seeds are posted on Tuesdays.
Edit:Â The answer is now posted.
The mystery seeds from last week that look like insects were indeed from yellow wood sorrel, Oxalis stricta.
Yellow wood sorrel is a small short-lived perennial that grows throughout much of North America.
It is sometimes mistaken as clover because the leaves are composed of three heart-shaped leaflets.
The delicate 5-petal flowers are pale to bright yellow.
There are a couple of other closely-related species of Oxalis that resemble O. stricta, and may be difficult to identify.
Native to North America, yellow wood sorrel can be considered to be a weed in certain nursery or turfgrass situations. Others may enjoy its delicate beauty, and consider it to be a wildflower.
In any case, don’t you think it has unusual seeds?
Our mystery seeds this week hardly look like seeds.
The seed pods with immature seeds looks more like it is filled with insects or mites.
Here’s a seed pod opened up somewhat.
The mature seed is reddish-brown one with distinct ridges towards the center of the photo. Doesn’t it look like an insect grub? Mealy bug? Nope, that is a seed.
Do you recognize what plant these insect-like seeds are from? If you choose to, please leave a comment with your ideas.
Mystery seed answers and new Mystery seeds are posted on Tuesdays.
Edit:Â The answer is now posted.
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