-
adapted for the
consumption of
seedheads, with a
conical beak to
remove the
seeds and
agile feet to grip the
stems of
seedheads while feeding. It is a social...
- pale pink
flowers are
borne in spring,
followed by
translucent oval
seedheads,
often used in
flower arranging. It is
cultivated as a
garden plant, and...
-
Infructescence (fruiting head) is
defined as the
ensemble of
fruits derived from the
ovaries of an inflorescence. It
usually retains the size and structure...
-
Bangasternus fausti is a
species of true
weevil known as the broad-nosed seed head weevil. It is used as an
agent of
biological pest
control against noxious...
- are
attached to white,
fluffy "parachutes"
which easily detach from the
seedhead and
glide by wind, dispersing. The
seeds are able to
cover large distances...
- 2024. Dunn Chace, Teri (2015).
Seeing Seeds: A
Journey into the
World of
Seedheads, Pods, and Fruit.
Portland OR:
Timber Press. ISBN 978-1604694925. Potter...
-
usually regarded as a
famine food. M****
effect Flowers Seedheads with
human finger for
scale Ripe
seedheads Eragrostis minor is
often found growing in pavement...
-
medicine by
Native American for
various ailments. The
roots but not the
seedheads of
Rudbeckia hirta can be used much like the
related Echinacea purpurea...
-
avoid burning. It
grows fast and, in
three cultivated species, the
large seedheads can
weigh up to 1 kg and
contain a half-million
small seeds. In the United...
- But
perhaps most
efficient in
destroying developing yellow starthistle seedheads is the
larva of the
yellow starthistle hairy weevil (Eustenopus villosus)...
