seed head
One illustrated example of seed head.
Mature dry seed head of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
All languages
- English
- seed head
- Norwegian
- frøstand
- Japanese
- シードヘッド — しーどへっど — shīdoheddo
- Korean
- 씨앗 머리 — ssiat meori
- Spanish
- cabeza de semilla
- French
- tête de graine
- German
- Samenkopf
Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- Rutgers NJAES — mature seed heads dry brown and Echinacea seeds are harvested from dried heads
- NC State Extension — purple coneflower has a domed spiny head and small dark four-sided achenes in the center cone
- University of Minnesota Season Watch — purple coneflower seed heads have a bristly star-shaped base and cone-shaped top