Yellow Nickernut
Caesalpinia major
Markings and exact colorations may vary.
The golden cousin of the grey nickernut, less common and prized by drift-seed collectors.
- Typical size
- 0.5–1 in
- How often it turns up
- Uncommon
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Drift seeds are free to collect.
How to tell it apart
- Round, glossy, warm yellow to olive
- Harder to find than grey nickernuts
- Same size and shape class
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