Re: Help with a Seed Identification?
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Mark Mayfield
Dec 12, 2025, 12:24:18 PM12/12/25
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Hi Lane,
Those are Lilac seeds (Syringa sp.).
Best, Mark
Mark H Mayfield
Division of Biology
Kansas State University
From: Lane Wiens <lww...@ksu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2025 2:27:15 PM
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Subject: Help with a Seed Identification?
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2025 2:27:15 PM
To: Mark Mayfield <mark...@ksu.edu>
Subject: Help with a Seed Identification?
Good afternoon, Mark! This is Lane Wiens, the horticulture agent for Shawnee County. Earlier today, I had a client bring in a sample of seeds to identify that I'm having trouble with. I've attached a couple of pictures that will hopefully help you with identification.
In both pictures, I am using a dime as a size comparison for the seeds. The brighter of the two pictures was taken through our microscope, the second just with my phone camera.
If these pictures are not enough to identify them, I can bring a sample of these seeds with me to Manhattan for the Hort PFT meeting next week.
Thank you in advance for your help, have a good day!
Lane Wiens, M.S.
Shawnee Co. Horticulture Extension Agent
1740 SW Western Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604
Mark Mayfield
Dec 12, 2025, 2:15:13 PM12/12/25
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You are thinking taxonomically—right on!
Mark H. Mayfield
Division of Biology
1717 Claflin Rd.
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4900
785-532-2795 (voice)
Office: 304 Bushnell Hall
From: Lane Wiens <lww...@ksu.edu>
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That makes a lot of sense, with ash trees having very similar looking fruits.
Thank you!
Lane Wiens, M.S.
Shawnee Co. Horticulture Extension Agent
1740 SW Western Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604
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