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Nickernut

Guilandina bonduc

Nickernut is a special plant with bright yellow flowers and round, hard seeds. It grows in warm places and can climb on other plants, making it look like a green curtain in nature.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Nickernut is a thorny, scrambling shrub or vine with compound leaves. It produces small, vibrant yellow flowers in racemes. Its most distinctive feature is its hard, smooth, often greyish-brown seeds, commonly called 'sea beans'.

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Nickernut
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Nickernut

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient mariners believed carrying a Nickernut seed brought them good luck and protection.

Finding a Nickernut seed washed up on a beach means it traveled a long, ocean journey!

Its super tough seeds were once used by sailors as buttons!

People in some cultures traditionally use Nickernut seeds as marbles for games.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Ocean Traveler

Nickernut has incredibly buoyant seeds that can float for months, helping it travel across oceans to new shores.

Fähigkeit

Thorny Protector

Nickernut plants are covered in sharp, recurved thorns that help protect its stems and leaves from hungry herbivores.

Fähigkeit

Nitrogen Fixer

Nickernut can draw nitrogen from the air and put it into the soil, acting like a natural fertilizer for itself and neighbors.

Maße und Details

Höhe
200-600 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Summer_fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Visits flowers to collect nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Buzzes around the flowers, aiding in pollination.

shelters

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Small birds might find temporary shelter in dense thickets.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

BonducGray Nicker

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not eat the seeds, as they can be harmful. Always look but don't touch!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Nickernut?

200-600 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Nickernut?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Nickernut?

Summer_fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Nickernut?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Nickernut?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Nickernut?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Nickernut?

Insekten

Wo findet man Nickernut normalerweise?

Coastal areas

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