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Unlike last week’s mystery seeds, these popular flowers are widespread.

We’ve had some similar-shaped seeds. Don’t they look like rockets with the exhaust flames shooting out behind? (The white object is a grain of rice added for scale.)

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. Next week, however, we are having a special activity so the answers will be posted in two weeks.

Edit:  The answer is now posted.

This week we have a plant that is a southwestern specialist.

You might have seen the seeds of relatives of this plant, however.

By the way, the botanical term for these hairy seeds is that they are “sericeous.”

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:  The answer is now posted.

Did you find any interesting seeds this week?

We’re back with a new mystery seed.

You have probably seen the seeds of distant relatives of this plant.

These particular seeds belong to a wild, weedy version (the white object is a rice grain added for scale).

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:  The answer is now posted.

Did you find any interesting seeds this week?