This week the mystery seeds are hidden in cones.
Hint:Â The plants that produce these cones are found only in a very limited area, but they have a giant impact.
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Did you guess the seed of the week last week? Let me give you another hint. When these seeds are ripe, they shoot out of the pods. Tick, tick, clack, they hit the side of the house.
From the lupine flowers, come the ripening fruit,
which then brown as they dry. When the pods are dry, and the sun warms them up, pop! The seeds go flying. You can see some of the curly, open pods at the bottom of this stem.
I have a couple of previous posts about lupines. Here’s one that shows the seedlings close up.
More recently, I showed some bees pollinating the lupines.
As you can see, lupines are a favorite around our house.
Do lupines grow where you live?
You have probably heard the term “ecology” thrown around a lot, but do you know what an ecologist does? An ecologist studies whole organisms (that is, rather than what goes on inside an organism), and their environment. Typically an ecologist spends a lot of time out of doors.
Do you think you might want to study ecology? Take a look at this well-written page about HOW DO YOU BECOME AN ECOLOGIST? by Whit Gibbons at the University of Georgia.
You might want to visit the Ecological Society of America website for more career profiles, and more about ecology as a career, as well.
Do you know someone who wants to become an ecologist?
For more information, see Roberta Gibson Writes.