Whats this seed? I found literally thousands of them stuck all over me after a walk in the woods in Tennessee
by davidolson1990
Whats this seed? I found literally thousands of them stuck all over me after a walk in the woods in Tennessee
by davidolson1990
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[Devil’s beggarticks (Plants of the Middle Rio Grande Bosque) · iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/825205) Or something in the same genus.
Might be from a species of beggartick (Bidens sp.).
Here’s a list of species observed in Tennessee: [Observations · iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=45&subview=map&taxon_id=50204&view=species).
We took our dogs to a creek in Missouri and let them play to burn off energy last weekend and they ran through and rolled in the brush. We had these along with two other types of seeds and burrs matting their long fur. It took us hours bathing and brushing them to get them all out. We were staying in our camper and had to clean the floor and everything to get them all up even after the hours bathing and brushing! Needless to say they have never been cleaner. We traveled for a week and went to a festival they could attend and they were angels so the creek was a treat they earned and to be honest, they enjoyed it so much I’d let them do it again even after all the work!
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The name of the plant genus Bidens is derived from Latin, “bis” (two) + “dens” (teeth). Due to these two appendages on the seeds which help them stick to fur (or clothes) and get spread around that way.
I have always heard them called boot jacks…
Shark eggs
And their hell to get out of cloths and hair
Seeds of Sauron.