Seed Head for Dryas Octopetala

This is the seed head for the flower, Dryas Octopetalas, which is in the Rosacaea family. The blooms have eight creamy white petals,- hence the specific epithet octopetala.[1] The style is persistent on the fruit with white feathery hairs, functioning as a wind-dispersal agent. This is the seed head of a flower called Dryas Octopetalis. The feathery hairs of the seed head first appear twisted together and glossy before spreading out to an expanded ball which the wind quickly disperses.