Poppy Seed Pod
1 kg bulk box
$126.95
Sale price
$126.95
Regular price
$186.95
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Poppy Seed Pod
$126.95
Sale price
$126.95
Regular price
$186.95
The poppy seed pod is an unusually specialized fruit, engineered for controlled dispersal rather than rupture.
Botanically, it is a poricidal capsule: instead of splitting open, it develops a ring of microscopic pores just beneath the flat, star-shaped disk called the stigma crown. When the mature stalk sways in wind, the pod functions like a natural saltshaker, releasing seeds gradually rather than all at once. Each capsule can contain 10,000–20,000 seeds, each about 1 millimeter wide. Shake it to hear them rattle inside.
As it dries, the pod’s walls harden through lignification, preserving internal chambers and vascular traces. This makes it useful for botanical study, microscopy, and comparative plant morphology. Intact pods are also used as ornamental specimens or for educational demonstrations of plant life cycles and fruit evolution.
Their durability allows them to persist for years with minimal degradation, effectively freezing a moment of reproductive biology in physical form.
Available as a single randomly selected seed pod, or a 1 kg bulk box (includes around 100–130 pods.)
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