One of the reasons I started to look at the seeds with a 40x hand lens and then taking close-up pictures, was the above saying of W. Cullina, fierce advocate of North American wildflowers and promoter of growing plants from seeds. I felt the need to ‘watch’ them at a more intimate level.
I take close-up pictures with a camera, although microscope images would reveal more details, because I want this Seeds library to be useful for gardeners, trades people and other plant enthusiasts.

These images can be of big help in identifying species or at least make it easier to assign them to a corresponding plant family. I hope some will find few answers to their questions from the seeds images library. Using a x40 hand lens it is sufficient in most cases to notice details shown in the images.

Regarding names – in some cases it is a matter of what opinion to accept. The author(s) names are specified to make it easier for those interested to find the accepted synonyms. As well, nowadays, botanical families may change faster than my pages ;)
I believe 99.9% of the seeds posted here are true to name; however, to “err is human” …

If you found these images helpful in some way, your support would be much appreciated – there are plenty of seeds offered in the Seeds Shop!

Thank you – any questions and inquiries are welcomed through the Contact Form.

March 6, 2017 – This feature will remain a ‘work in progress’; more pages/families/images will be added gradually (see the drop-down menu).