Milkvine (Matelea sp.) Seedpod And Seeds

August 7th, 2014. We’ve visited this location many times. Two Matelea species,

M.carolinensis (Maroon Carolina Milkvine) and… 

M. flavidula (Yellow Carolina Milkvine), as well as a…
 

nonpigmented variant of M. carolinensis grow in this location. Since we didn’t track the flowers 

this Spring-Summer, and all three have spiny seedpods, we don’t know which species these are. 

The spiny seedpod

Seeds. The floss is still aligned in the pod bud deploys as shown with Asclepias amplexicaulis, when the seeds ‘break loose’ from the pod

 

Related posts:

- Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) 

- Hancock County, Georgia: Yellow Carolina Milkvine (Matelea flavidula)

- Matelea carolinensis: Nonpigmented Flowers  

- Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis): Seed Pods & Seeds  

- Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) Seedpod And Seeds