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English: Fruit of the yew Taxus baccata in St. John's churchyard.
The seed cones are highly modified, each cone containing a single seed 47 millimetres (0.160.28 in) long partly surrounded by a modified scale which develops into a soft, bright red berry-like structure called an aril, 815 millimetres (0.310.59 in) long and wide and open at the end. The arils are mature 6-9 months after pollination, and with the seed contained are eaten by thrushes, waxwings and other birds, which disperse the hard seeds undamaged in their droppings; maturation of the arils is spread over 2-3 months, increasing the chances of successful seed dispersal. The seed itself is extremely poisonous and bitter. The aril is not poisonous, and is gelatinous and very sweet tasting. Ref Wiki. |
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| Author | Jonathan Billinger |
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