Fireweed Seeds
Yesterday I made photos of fireweed seeds and
thought I'd share a few with you today. I always find it amazing how many seeds
one fireweed plant produces. As you can see in the photos, the top of the
plant has hundreds, if not thousands of seeds, waiting to be blown away by the
slightest breeze. In the past I have watched many seeds floating away with each
breeze.
I have tried to photograph individual seeds
floating in the air, but it is very difficult. The two seeds in the third and fourth photos were actually caught in a spider's web but it looks as though they are drifting
through the sky. You will notice how three seeds are entangled and hanging on to
the plant. A good gust of wind will dislodge these seeds which will be carried
by the wind to a new location to start a whole new growth of these most
interesting and prolific plants.
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