Urban Sustainable Gardening
The Seed Site for saving seeds!
Seeds and Seedpods
There are two parts to this section - one on Seeds, and one on Seedpods.
The Seed section is a chart of 700 seeds sorted by size and shape. All the pictures are more or less life-size, photographed in a 1" circle. If you have some seeds with no name, this might help you to identify them.
These pictures can't be entirely accurate. For one thing, seeds even in the same seedpod can vary a bit in size and shape, so the particular seeds I've scanned might be a little different from the seeds of the same species you have. They can also change colour as they age. Some might be bright green or red or orange when they're fresh, but dry to a dark brown. They can also shrivel during storage, so old seeds might be smaller than fresh seeds.
The photos also can't show you whether they're round or flat, although those that are thin and papery are on separate pages. I hope eventually to be able to include all the seeds in the Database, where there's also a description of the seed.
So the Chart goes from dust-like and tiny seeds to big seeds, with seeds with Tufts or Tails and Cone or Grain Shaped Seeds on separate pages. Small seeds with Papery Edges and larger seeds with Wings or Papery Edges are also on separate pages. I hope this makes sense - it did to me when I started it! http://theseedsite.co.uk
There are two parts to this section - one on Seeds, and one on Seedpods.
The Seed section is a chart of 700 seeds sorted by size and shape. All the pictures are more or less life-size, photographed in a 1" circle. If you have some seeds with no name, this might help you to identify them.
These pictures can't be entirely accurate. For one thing, seeds even in the same seedpod can vary a bit in size and shape, so the particular seeds I've scanned might be a little different from the seeds of the same species you have. They can also change colour as they age. Some might be bright green or red or orange when they're fresh, but dry to a dark brown. They can also shrivel during storage, so old seeds might be smaller than fresh seeds.
The photos also can't show you whether they're round or flat, although those that are thin and papery are on separate pages. I hope eventually to be able to include all the seeds in the Database, where there's also a description of the seed.
So the Chart goes from dust-like and tiny seeds to big seeds, with seeds with Tufts or Tails and Cone or Grain Shaped Seeds on separate pages. Small seeds with Papery Edges and larger seeds with Wings or Papery Edges are also on separate pages. I hope this makes sense - it did to me when I started it! http://theseedsite.co.uk
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Comment by Chholing Taha on August 28, 2009 at 10:17am -
Here's a quick link to the site: Main Page
Link to the seed images: Images of Seeds
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