Coin Vine Seed
Dalbergia ecastaphyllum
Markings and exact colorations may vary.
A flat, papery, coin-shaped pod from a native shoreline vine.
- Typical size
- 0.75–1.5 in
- How often it turns up
- Common
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Drift seeds are free to collect.
How to tell it apart
- Flat, thin, roughly circular
- Papery brown surface with visible seed bulge
- Very light
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