Germination Process of Dandelion Seeds

Germination Process of Dandelion Seeds

The process of seed germination

The process of seed germination

Structure of seeds (3D sectional structure diagram)

Structure of seeds (3D sectional structure diagram)

Coastal maple fruit

Coastal maple fruit

Evergreen trees, about 5-7 meters tall. The bark is rough, light gray brown or dark gray. Small branches thin and hairless; At that time, the branches were purple or light purple green; Perennial branches light purple brown or light purple, with oval or circular pores. Winter buds are light brown, oval in shape, with the edges of the scales slightly covered by eyelashes.
Ke Guo

Ke Guo

Lithocarpus glaber (Thunb.) Nakai is a tree in the family Fabaceae. The plant reaches a height of 15 meters; Leaves are leathery or hard papery in texture, oblong or oblong in shape, with 2-4 shallow teeth on the entire margin or near the tip. The lower part of the old leaves is hairless or almost hairless and covered with a waxy scale layer; Flowers have small branches, young petioles, and the underside of leaves and inflorescence axis are densely covered with grayish yellow short hairs; The fruit is disc-shaped or shallow bowl shaped, with triangular scales, and is covered with gray soft hairs. The fruit is elliptical in shape; The flowering period is from September to October; The fruiting period is from September to October of the following year.
Luofu Maima Vine Fruit

Luofu Maima Vine Fruit

Gnetum luofuense C. Y. Cheng is a vine plant belonging to the Gnetum family and the Gnetum genus. Round stems and branches, purple brown skin, shallow and inconspicuous skin pores; Leaves thin or slightly leathery, oblong or oblong ovate in shape, apex short and gradually pointed, base nearly rounded or broadly wedge-shaped, extending from the midrib nearly flat, small veins reticular, more prominent on the back of the leaf; No male or female flowers were observed; Mature seeds are rectangular and elliptical in shape, with a slightly pointed tip at the top, a wide and round base, no stem, and a wide and flat navel. Luofu Maima Teng can dispel wind and dampness, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis when used as medicine; Stem and leaf treatment for injuries caused by falls, rheumatism, and bone pain.
Multi flowered Penglai Ge fruit

Multi flowered Penglai Ge fruit

Gardneria multiflora Makino is a plant species in the family Malvaceae, belonging to the Penglai Ge genus. It is an evergreen climbing vine. Branches cylindrical, with obvious leaf scars, hairless. Chanpingbian, Menghai, Lancang, Fengqing, Funing, Xichou, Malipo, Guangnan and other places; Born in mountainous forests at an altitude of 500-2100 meters.
Thick shelled cinnamon fruit

Thick shelled cinnamon fruit

Thick shelled cinnamon is a tree in the Lauraceae family, belonging to the genus Thick shelled cinnamon. It can reach a height of up to 20 meters and has rough bark. The old branches are thick, angular, light brown, with cylindrical branches. The leaves are alternate or opposite, leathery, elongated and elliptical, with a long or short pointed tip. The base is broad and wedge-shaped, with a shiny upper part and a pale white lower part. The petiole is concave and convex on the back. The inflorescence is axillary and terminal, covered with yellow small hairs. The flowers are light yellow in color, with extremely short flower stems and yellow small hairs on both sides of the perianth. The perianth tube is spiral shaped, and the perianth lobes are nearly inverted. The filaments are soft haired, and the ovary is rod-shaped. The style is linear, and the fruit is spherical or flattened. It is purple black when ripe, blooms from April to May, and bears fruit from August to December.
oil-tea camellia

oil-tea camellia

Camellia seed, also known as camellia seed, is the fruit of Camellia oleifera trees. Camellia oleifera is the main woody oil tree in China. Camellia oleifera Abel is a small tree or shrub of the Camellia genus in the Theaceae family. Oil tea young branches are covered in coarse hairs; Leaves leathery, elliptical or ovate in shape, apex blunt and pointed, base wedge-shaped, midrib covered with long hairs below, finely toothed, petiole covered with coarse hairs; Top of flower, leathery, broadly ovate, petals white, ovate, stamen filaments nearly free; Shuo fruit is spherical in shape; The flowering period is from October to February of the following year, and the fruiting period is from September to October of the following year; Because its seeds can extract oil (tea oil) for consumption, it is called "oil tea".
Tea seeds

Tea seeds

Tea seeds are mature seeds of Camellia sinensis (L.) O, Kuntze, a plant in the Camellia family. They are divided into oil tea tree seeds and tea tree seeds according to their growth conditions, namely oil tea seeds and tea leaves seeds, both of which can extract oil for consumption. Tea seed oil has antioxidant capacity, which can lower blood pressure, blood lipids, and inhibit arteriosclerosis. The nutritional value of tea seed oil can be comparable to olive oil, or even higher, making it a premium edible oil. Due to being a unique species in China, it is also known as "Eastern olive oil".