What's this?

Stormstaff · Mar 13, 2009

I went for a short walk with my son this afternoon and we ran across these on the ground. Fairly firm until broken apart and all of similar size. Pic with SAK Classic for size reference.

Sorry, this may be a noob thing to some of you but I just don't know what it is.

One piece

Broken some

hillst1 · Mar 13, 2009

Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore) - fruit - mature

RescueRiley · Mar 13, 2009

Looks to be the seed pod of a sycamore tree (platanus occidentalis) or some relative there of, But I'm no expert...

RescueRiley · Mar 13, 2009

Hills you beat me to it

Dong · Mar 13, 2009

sycamore's seed....

Stormstaff · Mar 13, 2009

Cool, thanks!!! :thumbup:

Ok.....how did you know? Experience? Magic book? What?

dougo83 · Mar 13, 2009

Stormstaff...alot of the knowledge comes from study and experience. My advice...go buy a few field guides for your area and practice naming/locating species.

PB Wilson · Mar 14, 2009

Once you remove the seeds the center section was used as a button, or so the story goes. They also call Sycamores Button Wood.