
Cornflower Seeds

by M I Walker
Title
Cornflower Seeds
Artist
M I Walker
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Freshly gathered, uncleaned cornflower seeds. The achenes (technically fruits) of the cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) bear a shaving brush-like tuft of bristles derived from the sepals of the florets (like the "parachute" of a dandelion achene). HFW = 20mm.
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June 6th, 2013
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