Parachutes

Solidago caesia seeds (photo from Wikimedia Commons)

While looking for a picture of blue-stemmed goldenrod (Solidago caesia) I ran across this stunning photo of its seeds.

Here they look like tiny parachutes, barely noticeable when on the plant.

Now I have something new to look for.

(photo by Steve Hurst at USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database via Wikimedia Commons. Click on the image to see the original)

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