Once it sheds its flowers, large numbers of cylindrical seed pods develop. Pods can reach up 20cm in length, and have diameters of about 6cm. When ripe, they split open to reveal up to five smooth, ...

Self-healing seed pods. In plants of the Australian genus Banksia, special waxes seal fissures in the fruit wall. July 03, 2018. ... During this long period of time, the seed pods are constantly ...

For most Australian plants there are two basic seed pod types. The first are woody ones that remain on the plant indefinitely, waiting for a fire to release the seed. These include banksia, tea ...

An Eastern dwarf tree frog covered in seeds. Amphibians are not known for their seed dispersal the way that birds or mammals are, but some pod seeds may hitch rides on frogs’ wet skin.