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Pink "helicopter" type seedpods. Species?
"Hammock" area of cypress slough
Helicopters bring back fond childhood mermories, hours of outdoor play. This may possibly be the seedpod of the American Elm, not sure. Got that lead from reading the brochure about 6 Mile Cypress Slough Preserve.
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@ Apple, no I dont believe its that particular maple in your link. The foliage isnt the same(?) But Im no tree expert, just learning. Thanks for your help! :)
I've added a couple leaf pics, hope that helps with identification :)
You are somewhere in the Maple genus. Do you have a picture of the leaves?
Here's another great website..it has a whole section on helicopters and gives a complete list of the plants that use them...
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plfeb99.ht...
Take a look at this, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_rubrum... Could this be it?
Looks like a type of maple to me...is that possible? Maybe red maple?
Here's a great website that explains why the "helicopter" is so effective in nature...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/c...