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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.

生息地: Tropical forests

外見

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.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaFabalesFabaceaePithecellobium
Blackbead
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Blackbead

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

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.

能力

Water Whisperer

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

能力

Sweet Seed Spreader

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

サイズと詳細

高さ
500-1000 cm
広がり
300-600 cm
花の大きさ
1-2.5 cm
開花時期
Late spring to summer
食用
はい
毒性
なし
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

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

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Always look but don't touch plants without asking an adult first.

よくある質問

Blackbeadの高さは何ですか?

500-1000 cm

Blackbeadの広がりは何ですか?

300-600 cm

Blackbeadの花の大きさは何ですか?

1-2.5 cm

Blackbeadの開花時期は何ですか?

Late spring to summer

Blackbeadの食用は何ですか?

はい

Blackbeadの毒性は何ですか?

なし

Blackbeadのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

Blackbeadの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

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