#seed cone

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1.5" Fossil Cycadophyte Seed Cone - Boujdour, Morocco

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Bigleaf Magnolia (M. macrophylla) Seed Cones Collected Oct. 13th Photographed Oct. 16th 2017

In the past I’ve done Magnolia acuminata, M. tripetala, M. virginiana, and even M. soulangeana, but Magnolia macrophylla is a first for me (honestly save for M. acuminata, I’ve attempted to grow all of these listed species only once with varying success).

This was actually the only species Magnolia in Cuddy Gardens that still had seeds in their cones this year! It could very well be that some of them just weren’t gonna fruit this year or had otherwise long since dispersed their seeds. I feel like a doof to not have recognized this species w/o help but now that I’ve seen it I won’t be forgetting the distinct features again.

I stg that once I can make my own plant/seed themed shadowbox I will definitely will have to include Magnolia seed cones among the choice things in the display. They’re just so primeval/exotic in nature it’d be weird not to have some among the plant shadowbox decor.

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help me malin juan, whoever the fuck you are 

youre my only ho 

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2017-04-15-13.36.51 ZS PMax Torreya californica-1 by John Rusk Via Flickr: Torreya californica—California nutmeg. A seed cone ("nutmeg") of the native California Torreya. There are two species of Torreya in North America separated by the width of the continent: Torreya taxifolia, the stinking cedar found along the banks of the Appalachicola River in northern Florida, and T. californica from the redwood forests, north coast ranges, and Sierra Nevada of California. There are also three to five species in East Asia. One of these from Japan, T. nucifera—known as "kaya"—is famous for its use in fine cabinetry and, especially, for the best Go boards. All these relict species are threatened by human use, although some can not be labeled "rare and endangered". Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park Near Berkeley, CA.

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i am one drunk berry

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this is the real me

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J20160926-0056—Chamaecyparis lawsoniana—RPBG by John Rusk Via Flickr: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana—Port Orford cedar. Photo shows spent seed cones and leaf structure. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA

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Custom conifer seed cone graphite/colored pencil drawing on wood