Bigleaf Maple Samaras
The familiar winged seedpods (or samaras) of the bigleaf maple, ripened and dries, ready to split and helicopter off into the wind. Unlike other maples, the fuzzy coating covering the main part of the seed is actually quite spiky and burr-like. I found that out the hard way. This one was photographed in the riparian forest near the Nisqually River Delta near Olympia, WA.
- Copyright
- © 2014
- Image Size
- 5222x3481 / 8.7MB
- Keywords
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A. macrophyllum, Acer, Acer macrophyllum, Aceraceae, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Homalothecium fulgescens, NWR, Nisqually NWR, Northwest, Oregon maple, PNW, Pacific Northwest, Plantae, Rosids, Sapindaceae, Sapindales, Spring, Thurston County, Washington, achene, bigleaf maple, deciduous, dicot, fruit, helicopter, incised, lobe, maple, moss, palmate, perennial, pod, samara, seed, seedpod, tree, west coast, western, whirly bird, whirlybird, winged, yellow, yellow mossNisqually NWR
- Contained in galleries
- Sapindaceae (Maples and Horse Chestnuts), Bigleaf Maple
