Ooooooo. I was just going to post a question about THAT very same phenomenon that I observed on our T.usneoides! Perhaps it happened here too because it is on one of the plants that you sent us?

Nice picture, as always. :-)

3D Chick

Excellent picture! The books say T. usneoides sprouts a root when it germinates,which fastens the plant to a substrate, but the root doesn't live long. I hope you can follow up on this. Also can you see roots in the other seeds?

pengoff, I'm 'bout to go blind looking at these small roots. The spent seed capsule is the brown object from where at least two seedlings are emerging. So far only one visible root is evident. I remember an article in the BSI Journal years ago outlining this occurence, but do you think I saved it? Here are 3 more views. There are signs of at least three dead roots, not to be confused with dead foliage.
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