i couldn’t think what these seed stems could be. i looked them up trying every combination of words i could think of in google. in the end i just stopped and looked at the plant itself. it was so obvious. it looked just like the sweet clover i’d seen all summer in the exact same location, except now with seeds at the tips instead of little bottle brushes of flowers. it’s not as if all the species suddenly changed locations just because its fall and not summer. once again, simplicity and common sense for the win.

sweet clover

grass lake, saint paul, minesota