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The seeds themselves

Every number on this site stands for something you can hold. Seed photography from the Seeds of Hawaiʻi program — close-up, cluster, and pair for each taxon — linked to its plant page, and to its recollection interval where one has been published.
85 taxa · 273 photographs (lead shot shown — click a tile for the full set)
Bidens macrocarpa — seed close-up
Bidens macrocarpa
Bidens mauiensis — seed close-up
Bidens mauiensis
Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii — seed close-up
Bidens menziesii subsp. menziesii
Bidens molokaiensis — seed close-up
Bidens molokaiensis
Bidens pilosa — seed close-up
Bidens pilosa
Bolboschoenus maritimus — seed close-up
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Cenchrus echinatus — seed close-up
Cenchrus echinatus
Chenopodium oahuense — seed close-up
Chenopodium oahuense
Chrysopogon aciculatus — seed close-up
Chrysopogon aciculatus
Clermontia arborescens subsp. waikoluensis — seed close-up
Clermontia arborescens subsp. waikoluensis
Clermontia clermontioides subsp. clermontioides — seed close-up
Clermontia clermontioides subsp. clermontioides
Clermontia micrantha — seed close-up
Clermontia micrantha
Coprosma pubens — seed close-up
Coprosma pubens
Cyanea coriacea — seed close-up
Cyanea coriaceaIN CATALOG
Cyanea habenata — seed close-up
Cyanea habenata
Cyanea hardyi — seed close-up
Cyanea hardyiIN CATALOG
Cyanea mannii — seed close-up
Cyanea mannii
Cyanea pilosa subsp. longipedunculata — seed close-up
Cyanea pilosa subsp. longipedunculata
Cyanea pseudofauriei — seed close-up
Cyanea pseudofauriei
Cyanea spathulata — seed close-up
Cyanea spathulata
Cyperus fauriei — seed close-up
Cyperus fauriei
Cyperus hillebrandii var. decipiens — seed close-up
Cyperus hillebrandii var. decipiens
Cyperus laevigatus — seed close-up
Cyperus laevigatus
Cyrtandra kamoolaensis — seed close-up
Cyrtandra kamoolaensis
Cyrtandra kealiae subsp. kealiae — seed close-up
Cyrtandra kealiae subsp. kealiae
Cyrtandra kohalae — seed close-up
Cyrtandra kohalae
Cyrtandra lessoniana — seed close-up
Cyrtandra lessonianaIN CATALOG
Cyrtandra menziesii — seed close-up
Cyrtandra menziesii
Cyrtandra subumbellata — seed close-up
Cyrtandra subumbellataIN CATALOG
Dubautia imbricata subsp. imbricata — seed close-up
Dubautia imbricata subsp. imbricata
Dubautia knudsenii subsp. filiformis — seed detail
Dubautia knudsenii subsp. filiformis
Dubautia knudsenii subsp. nagatae — seed close-up
Dubautia knudsenii subsp. nagatae
Dubautia laxa subsp. hirsuta — seed close-up
Dubautia laxa subsp. hirsuta
Dubautia plantaginea subsp. magnifolia — seed close-up
Dubautia plantaginea subsp. magnifolia
Dubautia scabra subsp. leiophylla — seed close-up
Dubautia scabra subsp. leiophylla
Eragrostis leptophylla — seed close-up
Eragrostis leptophylla
Euphorbia clusiifolia — seed close-up
Euphorbia clusiifolia
Euphorbia deppeana — seed close-up
Euphorbia deppeana
Euphorbia multiformis var. multiformis — seed close-up
Euphorbia multiformis var. multiformis
Euphorbia sparsiflora — seed close-up
Euphorbia sparsiflora
Gahnia beecheyi — seed close-up
Gahnia beecheyiIN CATALOG
Gahnia vitiensis subsp. kauaiensis — seed close-up
Gahnia vitiensis subsp. kauaiensis
Geniostoma pumilum — seed close-up
Geniostoma pumilum
Helodeaster helenae — seed close-up
Helodeaster helenae
Hesperomannia lydgatei — seed close-up
Hesperomannia lydgatei
Kadua cordata subsp. remyi — seed close-up
Kadua cordata subsp. remyi
Kadua degeneri subsp. degeneri — seed close-up
Kadua degeneri subsp. degeneriIN CATALOG
Lachnagrostis filiformis — seed close-up
Lachnagrostis filiformis
Lipochaeta connata subsp. acris — seed close-up
Lipochaeta connata subsp. acris
Lipochaeta connata subsp. connata — seed close-up
Lipochaeta connata subsp. connata
Lobelia gloria montis subsp. gloria montis — seed close-up
Lobelia gloria montis subsp. gloria montis
Lobelia gloria montis subsp. longibracteata — seed close-up
Lobelia gloria montis subsp. longibracteata
Melicope balloui — seed close-up
Melicope balloui
Melicope knudsenii — seed close-up
Melicope knudsenii
Melicope nealae — seed close-up
Melicope nealae
Melicope quadrangularis — seed close-up
Melicope quadrangularis
Nothocestrum breviflorum — seed close-up
Nothocestrum breviflorum
Nototrichium sandwicense — seed close-up
Nototrichium sandwicenseIN CATALOG
Panicum beecheyi — seed close-up
Panicum beecheyi
Perrottetia wichmaniorum — seed close-up
Perrottetia wichmaniorum
Phyllostegia helleri — seed close-up
Phyllostegia helleri
Phyllostegia parviflora var. parviflora — seed close-up
Phyllostegia parviflora var. parviflora
Pittosporum gayanum — seed close-up
Pittosporum gayanum
Plantago pachyphylla — seed close-up
Plantago pachyphylla
Pluchea carolinensis — seed cluster
Pluchea carolinensis
Pritchardia hillebrandii — seed pair
Pritchardia hillebrandiiIN CATALOG
Pritchardia viscosa — seed detail
Pritchardia viscosaIN CATALOG
Rhynchospora rugosa subsp. lavarum — seed close-up
Rhynchospora rugosa subsp. lavarum
Rhynchospora sclerioides — seed close-up
Rhynchospora sclerioides
Rubus rosifolius — seed cluster
Rubus rosifolius
Schiedea haleakalensis — seed close-up
Schiedea haleakalensis
Schiedea ligustrina — seed close-up
Schiedea ligustrina
Schiedea lydgatei — seed close-up
Schiedea lydgatei
Schiedea sarmentosa — seed close-up
Schiedea sarmentosa
Sporobolus virginicus — seed detail
Sporobolus virginicus
Stenogyne calaminthoides — seed close-up
Stenogyne calaminthoides
Tetramolopium filiforme var. polyphyllum — seed close-up
Tetramolopium filiforme var. polyphyllum
Tetramolopium humile subsp. haleakalae — seed close-up
Tetramolopium humile subsp. haleakalae
Tetramolopium humile subsp. humile — seed close-up
Tetramolopium humile subsp. humile
Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum — seed close-up
Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum
Urtica sandwicensis — seed close-up
Urtica sandwicensis
Wikstroemia oahuensis var. palustris — seed close-up
Wikstroemia oahuensis var. palustris
Wollastonia fauriei — seed close-up
Wollastonia fauriei
Wollastonia subcordata — seed close-up
Wollastonia subcordata
Zanthoxylum oahuense — seed close-up
Zanthoxylum oahuense
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