A Cynachum laeve or Honeyvine Seed Pod

A Cynachum laeve or Honeyvine Seed Pod

The seed pod of a honeyvine (Cynanchum laeve). These are as I understand it sort of climbing milkweeds. Their flowers are very small, the pods burst with blow-in-the-wind seeds once dried and there they are hanging up the stemm or shrub for better dispersal. This one grew on a lilac bush in my yard. Cynanchum laeve or honeyvine seem to have some importance in monarch economy.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 55mm AIS macro lens.


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