Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings

Name	Seed Pod	Description	Seeds	Seed Close-up	Germination Method I Used	Seedling
Geranium maderense Geraniaceae Cranesbill		Seeds are thin, dark brown, woody, in a circle at the bottom of the 'beak'. 5 seeds from each flower.			Nick seed Spring Deno (8 days)
Geranium pratense Geraniaceae Meadow Cranesbill		Seeds are dark brown, rounded. The seed covers split apart to release the seeds, leaving their covers attached.			Nick seed Winter, Outside (84 days) Spring, Outside (42 days)
Geranium pyrenaicum Geraniaceae Cranesbill		Seeds are small dark brown, rounded. 5 seeds from a flower.			Winter Deno (22 days)
Geranium richardsonii Geraniaceae Cranesbill		Seeds are in a circle at the bottom of the woody 'beak', each with a separate thin cover. 5 seeds from each flower.			Winter, Outside (111 days) Spring, Outside (35-60 days) Any time, Deno (2-22 days)
Geranium robertianum Geraniaceae Herb Robert		Seeds are in a circle at the bottom of the woody 'beak', each with a separate thin cover. 5 seeds from each flower.			Autumn Outside (16 days)
Geranium sanguineum Geraniaceae Bloody Cranesbill		Seeds are dark brown, woody, and shorter and fatter than many Geranium seeds. 5 seeds from each flower.			Nick seed Winter Deno (6-39 days)
Geranium wallichianum Geraniaceae 'Buxton's Blue'		Seeds are in a circle at the bottom of the woody 'beak', each with a separate thin cover. 5 seeds from each flower.			Nick seed Winter Inside (27 days)
Gerbera jamesonii Asteraceae Barberton Daisy		No seedpod. Seeds are in a fluffy seedhead. Seeds are woody ovals. Many seeds from each flower.			Winter Deno (3 days)
Geum chiloense Rosaceae Avens		There is no seedpod. Seeds are small light brown diamonds with a fluffy tail, held together on the seedhead.			Winter Outside (43 days)
Geum urbanum Rosaceae Herb Bennet		There is no seedpod. Seeds are small woody brown diamonds with a fluffy tail, held together on the seedhead.			Winter Outside (83 days)

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