The spent seed capsules of a Rosebay Willowherb catch the frosty winters light. The seeds have long since dispersed by the winds on fibre parachutes.

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The spent seed capsules of a Rosebay Willowherb catch the frosty winters light. The seeds have long since dispersed, their seeds attached to fibrous parachutes and blow away in the wind.

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Size: 4175px × 4600px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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