[SOS-PCA] Seed ID Help

Naomi Fraga nfraga at rsabg.org
Fri Aug 2 15:43:54 CDT 2013


I agree with Greg.  My initial thought was Castilleja or something else in
the order Lamiales (ex-scroph are highly likely).


On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 1:33 PM, David Sollenberger <
dsollenberger at chicagobotanic.org> wrote:

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> Kay and Shayla,****
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> I thought of Tradescantia seeds also when I first looked at them, but
> after manipulating the photos – magnification, brightness, contrast, etc, I
> don’t think this is a Tradescantia.  Besides, I just finished cleaning
> Tradescantia ohiensis seeds and the symmetry and architecture of this
> species do not match.  It is possible that it could be a different species
> of Tradescantia, but I don’t think so.****
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> Dave ****
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> *From:* SOS [mailto:sos-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Kay Havens
> *Sent:* Friday, August 02, 2013 1:47 PM
> *To:* Shayla A. Burnett; sos at lists.plantconservation.org
> *Subject:* Re: [SOS-PCA] Seed ID Help****
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> Hard to tell, but they somewhat resemble Tradescantia seeds.  Are there
> any Tradescantia spp. in the area? Kay****
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> *From:* SOS [mailto:sos-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Shayla A. Burnett
> *Sent:* Friday, August 02, 2013 1:02 PM
> *To:* sos at lists.plantconservation.org
> *Subject:* [SOS-PCA] Seed ID Help****
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> Hello! ****
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> My name is Shayla Burnett, and I am a graduate student at UW. As part of
> my research project, I am analyzing the seedbank from my field sites in the
> ****Thunder** **Basin****. I have identified all the seeds from samples
> except for this last one. The Seeds of Success information and photos
> online have been quite helpful in this endeavor, so I was wondering if you
> would mind taking a look at the attached photos. If you know what it is or
> have any tips or suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it! ****
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> Thank you,****
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> Shayla****
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