Quote of the Day

[lathany]

"Mummy, you mustn't pick strawberries, they're dangerous!"

Comments

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Strictly speaking, I think the "seeds" are the fruit (more specifically, they are achenes). The fleshy bit is just a pseudocarp.

(IANAB, but I'm sure leathellin can give more sciencey detail if required...)

[jezzidue.livejournal.com]

That's right - develops from the receptacle .... not the reciprocal (an example of which is the rose hip - which is another pseudocarp .... this time with the seeds on the inside ;-) ) *preparing myself to be shot down by a proper scientist*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_alanna/]

Ok, al_fruitbat says...

...err... actually he can't be bothered to answer because it's not an animal question.

Mr al_fruitbat he say "Pah, who's interested in plants anyway?" :P

[jezzidue.livejournal.com]

No no no .... when I say proper scientist, I mean someone who actually does it for a living! *hides under desk*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_alanna/]

That would be me... and I deferred to al_fruitbat. Well, I tried to ;o)