What is it Wednesday: November 11, 2020

 Can you identify what's in this photo?

 

 

Each Wednesday morning 

on Camp Lutherlyn's Facebook page

 the Lutherlyn Environmental Education Program posts a photo. 

 

 

Readers have all morning and afternoon 

to make their best guess about what the photo is. 

 

Around 6 pm LEEP provides the answer and a brief explanation.

 

 

Each week's What is it Wednesday post 

will also be posted on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 

 after it is posted on Facebook,

sometimes with additional bonus information. 

 

In addition to bringing you current editions of What is it Wednesday 

on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 

we will be reposting old editions,

creating a What is it Wednesday archive. 

 

This photo was posted as a What is it Wednesday on

November 11, 2020. 

 

 

 

And the answer is....

 

These are the seeds of a wild leek plant. 

Wild leeks are a type of wild onion and are a highly sought after wild edible. In some places they are called ramps. Each plant has a few broad smooth oval leaves, and a slender onion-like bulb underground. 

Leeks are primarily harvested in the spring, but later in the summer they also produce a small ball of tiny purple or white flowers on the end of a stalk - similar to chive flowers. After the flowers bloom, they produce these shiny black seeds. 

From late fall to early winter, many plants are producing seeds to reproduce. It is fascinating to observe the many forms these seeds take in different plants! What kinds of seeds can you find around you this week?  

Like and follow Camp Lutherlyn on Facebook, to see What is it Wednesday posts when they come out and have the opportunity to share your guesses in the comments!