Dear all,
We are most probably dealing with fruits and seeds of Buddleja, as has
been suggested earlier.
See photos 1359a and b of the Digital seed atlas of the Netherlands.
Cheers,
René Cappers
On 15-4-2013 10:56, Kath Hunter wrote:
> Hi, I illustrated Narthecium ossifragum a few years back and I think the fruits are quite papery compared with one from the London sample. Though the seeds are similar.
> Thanks
> Kath
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> Have you checked Narthecium?
> Cheers JP
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> Hi, I think that the attached seeds and capsule are from Orchidaceae but
> only have the photos in Cappers, Bekker and Jans 2006 and Beijerinck
> 1947 to go on.The shape and proportions of the seeds suggest Epipactis
> palustris but they are obviously distorted to certain extent. The
> capsule is very robust and corky possibly suggesting it is intrusive.
> They are from a Roman context in South London. Has anyone got any ideas?
> Thanks Kath
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