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AHHHHHHHH! KILL IT WITH FIRE!
Photoshop! Biologically impossible.
The “seeds” on strawberries are actually the fruit, and the fleshy bit is actually the swollen receptacle of the flower. A kiwi is more traditional (I believe) and has its seeds on the inside.
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(via brilliantbotany)
Source: gotikprincess
Palynology is the study of pollen, or, more specifically, “the study of microscopic objects of macromolecular organic composition (i.e. compounds of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen), not capable of dissolution in hydrochloric or hydrofluoric acids.” This includes pollen and spores, among other things.
Pollen is extremely resilient, and scientists can extract ancient pollen from compacted earth or lake beds, and analyze the composition, to see what plants existed during a certain time period.
Source: W.A.S. Sarjeant, 2002. ‘As chimney-sweeps, come to dust’: a history of palynology to 1970.
This is the orchid Pink Lady’s Slipper. It is endangered in certain areas of the US, and is identifiable by its unique flower. It is also called the moccasin flower.
The scientific name of White Oak is Quercus alba. It is very common in eastern North America, and can live to be very old, in excess of 450 years. The USS Constitution, also known as “Old Ironsides” was constructed from White Oak.
This is Bronze Fennel, scientific name Foeniculum vulgare. Fennel is used in landscaping and decoration, and is in the Apiaceae family, the same family as carrots! It is used in making absinthe, and it contains anethole, which gives it its flavor.
Photo by me.
There are many types of nettles, some of which are stinging, some aren’t. They are all in the Urticaceae family.
This is nutmeg, which grows on trees in the Myristica genus. The main commercially grown species is M. fragrans. Nutmeg is a seed, and the red covering you see is the aril.
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