There is a plant or two growing on my property I cannot Identify. Found in late summer; relatively large leaves, 1.5" wide 2.5" long tear drop shape, seed pod appears molded as clay to a branch is bright purple in color. As pod matures bright orange seeds prodrude through the skin of the pod and the pod receeds. These seeds look very much like M&M's edgewise.


I'm in the Allegany Mountains South of Punxsutawney Pa. 30 miles. I live on 150 acres on a "mountain" per say in a small town of Patchinville.
OK,I lived just north of you in Dubois for a couple of years,I know the terrain.

I'll start a search on your question tonight,let you know what I find soon.
Ken

Upon searching I found quite a few possibilities,still not sure due to lack of information.

Could you take a picture of it and send as an attachment in here?

If not, you might try the County parks/Preserves.

U of Penn Extension Service.

State Parks.

All Inquires are in the field of Botany/Plant ID.

Ken

Where do you live? It helps to identify species from location and such.

Ken

I'm in the Allegany Mountains South of Punxsutawney Pa. 30 miles. I live on 150 acres on a "mountain" per say in a small town of Patchinville.

There is a plant or two growing on my property I cannot Identify. Found in late summer; relatively large leaves, 1.5" wide 2.5" long tear drop shape, seed pod appears molded as clay to a branch is bright purple in color. As pod matures bright orange seeds prodrude through the skin of the pod and the pod receeds. These seeds look very much like M&M's edgewise.
Look up Italian Arum and see if that's what you've got!

Italian Arum? Absolutely not. However I will try to get a picture of the pod.

My mom sent me purple pods with hard bright orange seeds inside. She thought they were from a bean vine? But wasn't sure. She lives in Dallas. Let me know if anyone can identify so I can care/plant them properly.

I'm fairly certain this pod with the bright orange seeds that look like M&M's is from a star magnolia tree. I just found one in my yard and although I don't have one, they are in the neighborhood. I'm moving soon and I am going to take it with me and plant it.