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Blackbead

Pithecellobium keyense

The Blackbead is a beautiful plant with shiny black seeds that look like beads! It grows in warm places and is loved by many animals for its tasty seeds.

Lebensraum: Tropical forests

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The Blackbead is a small to medium-sized tree with dark green, bipinnately compound leaves. It produces clusters of fluffy white, brush-like flowers. Its most distinctive feature is its twisted, reddish-brown pods containing shiny, hard black seeds, which resemble tiny beads.

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Blackbead

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Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient peoples once collected its incredibly shiny, hard black seeds to make beautiful jewelry!

Its scientific name means 'monkey's earring' because of its wonderfully coiled seed pods!

The Blackbead's tiny white flowers look just like mini bottle brushes!

This tough tree helps other plants grow by enriching soil with nutrients from the air!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nitrogen Power-Up

Blackbead has special root nodules that host tiny bacteria, allowing it to pull nitrogen from the air and enrich the soil around it.

Fähigkeit

Water Whisperer

Blackbead can survive long dry spells thanks to its deep roots and small leaves that efficiently conserve precious water.

Fähigkeit

Sweet Seed Spreader

Blackbead produces sweet, edible pulp around its seeds, enticing animals to eat them and help spread its offspring.

Maße und Details

Höhe
500-1000 cm
Ausbreitung
300-600 cm
Blütengröße
1-2.5 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen

eats

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Consumes the sweet pulp and seeds

eats

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Feeds on the seeds from the pods

shelters

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Uses branches and leaves for cover

symbiotic with

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Rhizobium leguminosarum

Lives in roots, helps tree grow

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Blackbead?

500-1000 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Blackbead?

300-600 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Blackbead?

1-2.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Blackbead?

Late spring to summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Blackbead?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Blackbead?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Blackbead?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Blackbead?

Insekten

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