As gardeners, we’re often on the lookout for low-maintenance plants with colorful flower displays. One such plant that fits ...

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you’ve probably seen their striking helicopter seeds – made up of a seed pod attached to a delicate wing. Maple samaras’ unique design and spinning movement can teach physicists like me ...

However, other parts of the poppy plant, such as the seed pods, contain opium, which can be further refined into substances such as morphine, codeine and heroin. "People have safely consumed poppy ...

Changing and falling leaves are a sure sign of fall, and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies ...

Despite its cute name, foxtails can pose a major threat to pets' health. It is a type of grass seed pod that resembles a fox's tail. It has small, sticky hairs designed to stick to things and can ...

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Alongside blooming flowers and trees, your pet might run into a small, unassuming grass seed pod known as a foxtail. Despite the cute name, foxtails can pose a major threat to your pet’s health.

Veterinarian Stacy Meola found a pod and seeds in Murphy’s system and quickly identified them as coming from a Kentucky coffee tree. The Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine ...