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seed of Asteraceae..?
hedy2411
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Posted on 05-02-2013 21:08
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 Who knows what this will be..?
Found 27-6-2012 in Zeist, Holland
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 It's a seed (Asteraceae?), with the pappus still attached.
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 I can't find a another seed like this, but I thrust your knowledge!
Thank you Tony!!

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 Well, it looks quite unusual, but if really Asteraceae, it would be a nut fruit, not a seed. The seed would be tightly included.
Otherwise, there are seeds bearing a hair tuft in e. g. Epilobium, but this strange thing does not ring a bell to me...
 
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Tony Irwin
23.06.25 18:10
If you have some spare money, there is a copy (together with keys to pupae and larvae) for sale by Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France

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23.06.25 11:18
Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys... I will keep this on my list and hope th

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I have the hard copy book, if you have any specific queries, but I'm not scanning the 500+ pages!

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Is someone able to share with me "A key to the Russian species of the genus Coenosia"?

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