Dried aloe seedheads, South Africa, Africa

Lotus, street vendors produce, Dali, Yunnan, China, Asia

Field of yellow dryad (yellow mountain-avens) (Dryas drummondii) in the seed-pod stage, Jasper National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alberta, Rocky Mountains, Canada, North America

Yellow cacao pod against a blue background

Kapok tree produce seed pods which contain seeds surrounded by a fluffy fibre.Nosy Be island,Republic of Madagascar,Indian Ocean

Cacao (cocoa) beans freshly harvested and ready for making into chocolate, Belize, Central America

Chinese Lantern plant (Physalis alkekeng) seed pods, Bermuda, North Atlantic, North America

Kapok tree, with seed pods opening as they ripen, Bicol, southern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) flowers and seed pods, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Moringa oleifera, bean oil tree, Malunggay (tagalog), purported to be beneficial for decreasing blood pressure and relieving headaches

Petai, Stink Bean

Cactus in bloom in the Sonoran Desert of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Seed pod opening from the Galapagos Islands archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Hands holding peas in pods

Blooming Corn poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and seed vessels with raindrops, Kleingeschaidt, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Raw chocolate, cocoa beans and cocoa pods.

Raw chocolate, cocoa beans and cocoa pods on a white background.

Raw chocolate, cocoa beans and cocoa pods in a woven vegetable fiber box.

Male hand holding opened pea pods showing the peas inside with a pea plant in the background; Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Close up of a male hand holding a pea pod on the vine in the garden, backlit by sunlight; Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Sunlight shines through pea pods, Astoria, Oregon, United States of America

Extreme close-up of a cured cannabis seed pod, branch and flower with visible trichomes and rays of enlightenment emminating from it, Marina, California, United States of America

Montbretia, Crocosmia 'Lucifer', Green seed pods isolated in shallow focus.

Summer hyacinth, Galtonia candicans, green seed pod on a plant.

Trumpet vine, Campsis, Green seed pod in autumn on the climbing plant.

Canna, close up of purple seed pods in autumn.

Italian lords-and-ladies infructescence

Royal poinciana (Delonix regia) pod in Mahafaly, Ifaty, Province of Tulear, Madagascar