seed head
The mature remains of a flower cluster that hold seeds or small fruits before they disperse.
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
- 씨 맺은 꽃머리 — ssi maejeun kkonmeori
- Spanish
- cabezuela de semillas
- French
- inflorescence en graines
- German
- Samenstand
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