#seedpod

[everythingwecomeacross]

Seed heads and snow

[youneedone2]

The jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), also known as the spotted touch-me-not. When the seeds mature enough to start a new generation, their pods develop a nastic response and explode, dispersing the seeds in the environment. When the time comes, the cells of the seedpod accumulate and store mechanical energy based on their hydration level. Any external stimuli then overloads the system and the walls separate and quickly coil up on themselves, transferring energy to the seeds and launching them outwards. | Journal of Experimental Biology

[unkn0wnvariable]

Field Pennycress

Seeds forming on a field pennycress plant at RSPB Ouse Fen. The shape of the seeds is where the penny part of the name comes from.

[thebotanicalarcade]

Arcade feature #1: Beatrix Potter

Watercolour drawing of iris seed-pods

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[nightmar-y]

Milkweed Seedpod: Brian Robin. Photograph. 2014. (Source.)

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[missedmilemarkers]

[mia-swan-diaries]

Now I think that Goemon is a milkweed. ( Though my headcanon is that he has a human appearance inside his fluffy mask.)

Have you played with it? A lot of Milkweed seed pods as seen in the photos visit my backyard every March.

This year I collected this much. I'm waiting for more to arrive by wind.

Doesn't Goemon look like milkweed? They're hairy, soft and fluffy. Gentle to touch and wouldn't rot. I'm going to try and make Goemon with them. Also he harnesses the power of wind! Similarly, the milkweed seeds are distributed by the wind.