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A compilation of images of all sea-beans in "A Sea-Bean Guide". Click an image to load the "details" page for that species. (Note: This "Guide" is very much under development. "Detail" pages probably contain only photos, and images provided below are presently in no particular order; some sort of size indicator or listing of size range coming. Sea-bean and Drift Seed info, identification, gifts, jewelry, folklore and contacts. Visit us at www.SeaBean.com Communication Search this Web Site. Sea-Bean Links: A Sea-Bean ID Guide "Drifting Seed" Newsletters: How to Grow Sea-Beans: Sea-Bean Seasons: Sea-Bean Jewelry (& sales!) How to Polish Sea-Beans: References: 1 Andira inermis Common name (s): Cabbagebark References: (none) Astrocaryum sp. Common name (s): Starnut palm References: 1 Bismarckia nobilis Common name (s): Bismark palm References: 1 Notes Caesalpinia bonduc Common name (s): Gray nickernut, Gray nickerbean References: 1, 2 Notes Calophyllum sp. Common name (s): Laurelwood (?) Sea-beans (also known as drift seeds) are seeds and fruits that are carried to the ocean, often by freshwater streams and rivers, then drift with the ocean currents and (hopefully!) wash ashore. These sea-beans don't initially come from the sea and while some are indeed beans, many are not technically beans at all!
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This edible wild vegetable is known by many names but its scientific name is Salicornia and it's a succulent that is native to North America, Europe, South Asia and South Africa. In the United States they're commonly known as "sea beans" and in British Columbia, Canada they're called "sea asparagus." The coco de mer is what legends are made from! You have to google coco de mer by images to really appreciate this sexy seed. Captain Cooke believed he had found the garden of Eden as there are womens buttocks hanging in the trees! This giant seed is government regulated and grown on just a few islands in the world. Texas Nature Trackers Sea-Beans Endless waves wash against our coastal beaches leaving behind brightly colored or unusual seashells to catch the collector's eye, but those same waves also bring other gifts from the sea. 1. Snuff box sea bean ( Entada rheedii) 2. Grey nickernut ( Caesalpinia bonduc) 3. a,b Colour forms of ox-eye beans ( Mucuna gigantea) Caesalpinia bonduc - grey nickernut Caesalpinia major - yellow nickernut Carapa guianensis - crabwood (New World tropics) Entada gigas - seaheart, (New World tropics)
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Sea coconuts, or golf ball beans, are also quite abundant. Nickarnuts (also called sea pearls) grow in coastal areas as far north as Volusia County. Bay beans and moonflower seeds can come from local (Flagler County) beach plants. When collecting sea beans, it is a good idea to leave most of the ones from local plants on the beach. Sea beans, also called drift seeds, are quite diverse; most are seeds from tropical vines or trees and others, such as nickernuts, also called nickerbeans, are from seaside plants. All are seeds, but not all are beans (in the bean family). They are all well armored and float.
Some are round, some are flat, some smooth and some rough. Above is an assortment we found on Indialantic Beach during an hour of beachcombing. All of the globe-shaped beans across the top of the photo are sea coconuts and are about 2 inches in diameter. Some have goose barnacles growing on them. The sea heart is said to have a hand in world history, inspiring Columbus to search for the lands to the west whence they came. The sea heart is still called the Columbus Bean in the Azores, some 800 miles off the coast of Portugal. The Irish put sea beans under pillows to keep the mischievous "little people" away.
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Data taken and averaged from 13 drifted and beach-stranded seeds depict that these seeds are roughly circular in shape, averaging about 33 mm in diameter and averaging 18.7 mm in thickness. The hilum averages 8.5 mm thick, comprising about half of the total thickness of the seed. These plants are also called sea beans, salicornia, marsh samphire, samphire greens, poor man's asparagus, sea rocket, sea asparagus, glasswort, and chicken claws. You might have already come across this plant and not even known it, since it has so many names. The plant also has multiple botanical synonyms for europaea: Annua Biennis Brachystachya
