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2015/01/19

MONTESSORI BOTANY : Types of Dry Fruits - Indehiscent


harvesting sunflower seeds

 Achene

 The achene is a dry, indehiscent fruit. 
The achene has one seed.The
achene often has a cavity.

Food: Wheat Grains

Grain

 The grain is a dry, indehiscent fruit. 
The seed coat is fused with the pericarp.
The grain has a cavity between the
seed and the pericarp.

Chestnuts....

Nut

The nut is a dry, indehiscent fruit. 
The nut has one seed.The nut
has a woody pericarp.

seed pods

Samara

 The samara is a dry, indehiscent fruit.
 The samara usually has one seed, but
sometimes it has two seeds. The samara
has "wings" which aid the seed in travel. 

  
  

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