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Cochlospermum fraseri
Deciduous shrub or tree. Size: 1 – 6 m high. Leaves: Large lobed leaves. Flowers: Bright yellow with 5 petals. Fruit: After the yellow flowers are pollinated, large, globular, green, papery fruit develop. The fruit capsules are egg shaped and 6 – 10cm long. They eventually turn brown and split along the seams to release their seed. The small black seeds are woven in a dense mat of fine silky hairs.
Spotted on Sep 22, 2013
Submitted on Sep 22, 2013
3 Comments
INteresting and the first photo is super! (I would also bring it inside Kerry) :)
Great photo of the open pods Barbara. I remember bringing home an unopen pod one time and it opened up inside the house and went everywhere.
Very nice shot. If you have a photo of the whole tree and leaves, could you please add that?