Question: Seeds stuck to my clothes after walking through a field in the Blue Hills south of Boston.
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Seeds stuck to my clothes after walking through a field in the Blue Hills south of Boston.
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jfc, these are mericarps (part of the fruit) of the genus Desmodium (tick-trefoil). These are provided with unciate hairs (i.e., curved at the tip) so that they readily cling to fur and clothing. I can't tell you which species without more of the plant to examine. Best wishes.
