US National Arboretum Picture of the Week Answer -

Answer to the Front Page Picture of the Week Question
for September 18th - September 25th, 2003

This is the fruit of the southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora.
The seeds grow in a cone-like structure and each seed is surrounded by a fleshy red aril.
This a perennial dicot member of the Magnoliaceae family which has blooms with fragrant,
creamy white flowers in the spring and intermittently throughout early summer. M. grandiflora
is the state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi. The large (4"-8" long) and broad leaves are a
lighter colored and pliable when young, aging to a darker color and leathery texture.
You can see a variety of interesting magnolia fruits in the Holly and Magnolia Collections.

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