The seed capsules of the Stigmatorhynchus shrub are quite distinctive, looking a bit like cloves. As they dry and ripen, they split open

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The seed capsules of the Stigmatorhynchus shrub are quite distinctive, looking a bit like cloves. As they dry and ripen the split open to show the white filaments the seeds are carried off by in the wind

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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