Sea Heart
Entada gigas
Markings and exact colorations may vary.
A large, glossy, heart-shaped drift seed that crossed an ocean to reach you.
- Typical size
- 2 to 2.5 inches
- How often it turns up
- Uncommon
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Freely collectible.
No hazard.
How to tell it apart
- Flattened heart or disc shape
- Dark chocolate brown, naturally glossy
- A pale seam running around the edge
Found one?
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Commonly confused with
Hamburger BeanMucuna species
Sea hearts are flat and heart-shaped. Hamburger beans are round with a dark band around the middle.
More sea beans in the field guide
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