seedhead
Dandelion's puffy top
A seedhead is the part of a plant that holds mature seeds, typically visible after flowering ends.
Grasses, wildflowers, and ornamental plants develop distinctive seedheads—some feathery, some spiky, some round—that persist through autumn and winter.
Gardeners sometimes leave seedheads standing for visual interest or to feed birds: The dried seedheads added texture to the winter garden.
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- cerealProcessed grain for breakfast
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- barleyGrain for malt
- oatEdible cereal grass
rye · millet · sorghum · panicle · spike · ear · kernel · threshing
Seed case or cetacean group
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- acheneClosed one-seeded fruit
- follicleSkin cavity growing strands
- drupeSeed-bearing fleshy fruit
nutlet · samara · dispersal · dormancy · viability · embryo · endosperm · testa
Radial flower cluster
- racemeUnbranched flower cluster
- spikeSharp rise or point
- panicleBranched raceme cluster
- clusterGathered group nearby
terminal · axillary · composite · aggregate · structure · arrangement · pedicel · receptacle
For beauty, not function
- driedStripped of moisture
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- textureSurface tactile quality
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
deadheading · saving · collecting · harvesting · allium · poppy · echinacea · clematis
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
oat · rye · millet · sorghum · panicle · spike · ear · kernel · threshing · combine
pod
Seed case or cetacean group
drupe · nutlet · samara · dispersal · dormancy · viability · embryo · endosperm · testa · ripening
umbel
Radial flower cluster
cluster · terminal · axillary · composite · aggregate · structure · arrangement · pedicel · receptacle · bract
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- driedStripped of moisture
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- textureSurface tactile quality
cutting · deadheading · saving · collecting · harvesting · allium · poppy · echinacea · clematis · honesty
forage
Seek food actively
bunting · siskin · songbird · feeding · overwintering · habitat · shelter · insects · biodiversity · ecosystem