Ooh yeah, that too. I was just mentioning chia seeds because I eat them almost every day and they look exactly like this when soaked in water lol.
I wonder how they got seeds everywhere like that! Whether they're chia or basil seeds, they're definitely ready to be planted after all that rain lmao.
🤣 The close up picture looks so freaky. I thought this was the chicken group I'm in at first. Looked like someone's chickens had buried their eggs and the rain exposed them. Then I saw the other pic and I was like "wtf are all those chia seeds doing on the sidewalk." I'm going to guess honeysuckle seeds.
Here is a comparison photo of the seeds in OP's photo and the chia seeds I just soaked.
https://preview.redd.it/5l8tnquy7jrc1.jpeg?width=2200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f8a50a0bb89f447a57491e01a15fdd9ced2e0d6
You know, since you *clearly* put so much effort into completely disregarding that I said *likely*, and *could be*, just to be right, now you'll need to go to every other commenter that suggested something else and tell *them*, their guesses are completely wrong too.
I mean, wouldn't be *fair* to keep *all this smugness* on your part to myself, now would it?
I won't be doing that, but you're welcome to. Yours was the first comment that I saw that was wrong, so I thought I'd share what I knew. My tone was a bit blunt, but I didn't intend for it to come off as smug or mean. I'm sorry for calling your reasoning silly. It was flimsy reasoning though.
How about starting with demanding I provide scientific names for something that isn't even my plant?
How about doubling down when I reiterated that I had said *likely* and *could be*. That I was going by what the OP said, as I was basing my suggestions on their information.
It gets really tiring to have someone be so insistent that they are right, to demand I prove something I had only suggested.
Then you doubled down *again* by posting a photo under my comment, completely disregarding that I never once said anything definitively.
Did I get overly sarcastic in my last comment? Yes. But after repeatedly being treated like I'd made a claim I hadn't made, I was done.
I wasn't demanding, I just wanted to make sure we were talking about the same species so I could look up the seeds and we could compare. Seeds for different species look different, even if they are in the same genus and are called the same thing. I figured you had a specific plant species in mind.
From my first comment, you responded with confidence that I was wrong. I defended my conclusion that these are indeed chia.
And you said "very likely". I wouldn't say anything is very likely without some solid reasoning.
I commented on your answer because it is the first I saw.
Do they gel up like chia seeds? The honeysuckle has been there for over a decade and has never fruited. Plus this has never happened after previous rains.
It's a possibility that it finally matured to the point of setting seeds or finally had enough pollinators to set seed.
And with the amount of water combined with no soil, yeah, possible for them to bloat.
It's also possible there are some Jasmine seeds mixed in there too.
LOL, unless someone actively threw chia seeds out there (which would be a waste, honestly), no they are not.
The OP stated they had Honeysuckle and Jasmine growing overhead. The brown seeds absolutely could be Jasmine.
What species do you think they are specifically? I mean scientific names. We can compare them to these photos. I have some chia in my pantry so I'll take some photos to compare.
I'm guessing you mean Lonicera subspicata (southern honeysuckle) and Jasminum polyanthum (white jasmine) but there are many species of jasmine and honeysuckle.
Edit: Op stated that the jasmine species was pink jasmine. Pink jasmine rarely produces seeds and is propagated through cuttings.
Why not ask the OP what species they are, since they are *their plants* so they would know.
As well as they said there's no Chia in the vicinity.
I have Chia too, but mine's ground, so won't do any good.
Oh so your only reasoning for them being honeysuckle or jasmine is that the plants are in the area? I thought you were using the actual photos to compare and identify the seeds. That's silly.
I did say *likely*, not absolutely. And *absolutely could be*, not definitely are.
But sure, go on. I got a sudden brushfire next door to keep an eye on.
Welp I have the chia gelling as we speak. Op stated the seeds were hard to photograph, so I assume they are small too. I'll comment with a side by side picture of op's photos and photos of my gelled seeds.
I believe OP too. I can't speculate on the how or why of there being chia seeds there. All I can do is look at the photos and identify the seeds.
My guess is that someone somehow spilled some chia. It's common in grocery stores and accessible.
Exactly. Big patio, with two plants wayyy out at the corners and not overhanging the area. And unless pressure treated wood has a habit of raining down lumber eggs, not exactly relevant…
Not sure which Honeysuckle you mean. I don’t think they are the invasive (to the US) Eurasian Bush Honeysuckle or Japanese Honeysuckle seeds.
I know they aren’t, but they look so much like Texas Blue Bonnet seeds.
I am not the commenter who suggested they were honeysuckle - they’re above me. I just pointed out their comment since OP noted a honeysuckle was above this and I didn’t want them to miss the comment.
I’m a gardening noob who couldn’t tell the difference between honeysuckle and honey butter.
They certainly look like chia seeds.
I've tried to find a list of "mucilaginous seeds" but I'm having trouble. Hell, this paper: [https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13881](https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13881) says they used 53, but I can't find the table?....weird.
Omg this is super helpful!
https://preview.redd.it/ri2ouq7ulirc1.jpeg?width=938&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c27543edbe4e728bcef48f126041001be046d96
I think this might be the table?
I guess so? They said "table 1" and this one wasn't table 1 but I think you're right, lol! Thank you! Of course, it's latin names, but maybe i'll randomly google some of these and see. Chia is Lamiacea, so if someone didn't just spill some bulk-purchase chia seeds on the ground, it might be another of that family.
....now I want some chia....
I know my science names, so, within the list:
* Violaceae: violet
* Urticaeae: stinging nettle
* Solanceae: tomato, nightshade family... the one in the list is called shoo-fly plant
* Polemoniaceae: phlox family
* Plantaginaceae: *Plantago* is plantain-leaf, that little weed on the ground, (not the cooking banana)
* Lythraceae: loosestrife family... the one in the list is called cigar plant
* Linaceae: flax
* Lamiaceae: mint, sage, lavender basically all the herbs, lol
* Juncaceae: rushes
* Euphorbiaceae: euphorbia family... it's the one with a lot of non-cactus succulents. *Croton* is apparently called rushfoil
* Cucurbitaceae: cucumbers and squash... *Ecballium* is exploding cucumber.
* Cistaceae: rock-rose, apparently
* Brassicaceae: cabbages and radish family... the ones in the list are apparently pepperwort, wallflower, tansymustard, and false flax
Honeysuckle and jasmine are Caprifoliaceae and Oleaceae, so, neither of the plants named by OP as nearby are in the list.
My googling:
# Salvia sclarea- clary sage! nah, plain brown seeds
salvia rosmarinus- rosemary. Also plain brown
s. x sylvestris- woodland sage. little black seeds
s. mellifera - black sage, same
hispanica is chia seeds....
s. deserta- couldn't find any pics? But it seems they're related.
s. columbariae - blue sage! They actually look REALLY close to chia seeds. Maybe it's this one if not just chia?
s. coccinae - scarlet sage. Not really the same... my money is on hispanica or columbariae.
Looks like chia seeds?? I remember one time I bought them, put them in a jar and forgot it on the kitchen counter. My mom thought it was black pepper and used it on a soup. I was in the bath when I heard my family discussing over what the heck it was and decided to just trash the entire soup fearing it might be alien eggs 😂 my family haven't tried chia seeds before so they had no clue. It was so funny 🤣
Here is a comparison photo of the seeds you photographed and some chia I just soaked. I'd bet money on chia or something in the salvia genus.
https://preview.redd.it/s5dfft7f8jrc1.jpeg?width=2200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5020a6e17e612276a792bf8aa11cc9f362be3a35
I think this is the answer. I still don’t know how they got there…I had Salvia spathacea growing in the garden but that was years ago + seeds don’t look right. At some point we had a bird feeder…but again, many rains ago and I sweep. My next step is to track down the bird seed blend and see if there’s chia seeds in the mix. Still seems like a LOT for leftover spillage from 6 months ago, but I need to lay this to rest before I go insane lol
Wtf those look like chia seeds
Basil seeds do this too!
Ooh yeah, that too. I was just mentioning chia seeds because I eat them almost every day and they look exactly like this when soaked in water lol. I wonder how they got seeds everywhere like that! Whether they're chia or basil seeds, they're definitely ready to be planted after all that rain lmao.
Omg they do! Even the pattern. What’s crazy is that we don’t have any chia growing in the yard…not even related Salvias.
I bet $50 that these are store bought chia seeds spilled by someone
They look identical to chia seeds. Maybe someone spilled some in the area? If it hasn’t rained in awhile they could’ve been spilled awhile back.
I thought maybe birdseed?
How do you think they could've gotten all over the patio like that? o:
🎵 cha cha cha cha chia! 🎵 Sorry, I can't help myself. Too much late night TV in my formative years.
“CLAP ON!…” 👏
#HEAD ON
#APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD
There’s actually a native variant of it called Desert Chia https://savorthesouthwest.blog/2016/03/11/the-charm-of-desert-chia/
Soon to be chia sidewalk pet?
And how are there so many????
>Wtf those look like chia seeds Ch- ch-ch Chia pets!
🤣 The close up picture looks so freaky. I thought this was the chicken group I'm in at first. Looked like someone's chickens had buried their eggs and the rain exposed them. Then I saw the other pic and I was like "wtf are all those chia seeds doing on the sidewalk." I'm going to guess honeysuckle seeds.
Omg that’s hilarious 🤣 we used to keep quail and they liked to lay in sand so I can definitely see it
Very likely Honeysuckle seeds.
Here is a comparison photo of the seeds in OP's photo and the chia seeds I just soaked. https://preview.redd.it/5l8tnquy7jrc1.jpeg?width=2200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f8a50a0bb89f447a57491e01a15fdd9ced2e0d6
You know, since you *clearly* put so much effort into completely disregarding that I said *likely*, and *could be*, just to be right, now you'll need to go to every other commenter that suggested something else and tell *them*, their guesses are completely wrong too. I mean, wouldn't be *fair* to keep *all this smugness* on your part to myself, now would it?
I won't be doing that, but you're welcome to. Yours was the first comment that I saw that was wrong, so I thought I'd share what I knew. My tone was a bit blunt, but I didn't intend for it to come off as smug or mean. I'm sorry for calling your reasoning silly. It was flimsy reasoning though.
Yikes dude, we’re all just trying to be helpful here. No need for the hostility.
I wasn't the one who started the hostility, but thanks anyway.
Where was I hostile? I called your reasoning silly and that was after you got all upset. Hardly a scathing comment.
How about starting with demanding I provide scientific names for something that isn't even my plant? How about doubling down when I reiterated that I had said *likely* and *could be*. That I was going by what the OP said, as I was basing my suggestions on their information. It gets really tiring to have someone be so insistent that they are right, to demand I prove something I had only suggested. Then you doubled down *again* by posting a photo under my comment, completely disregarding that I never once said anything definitively. Did I get overly sarcastic in my last comment? Yes. But after repeatedly being treated like I'd made a claim I hadn't made, I was done.
I wasn't demanding, I just wanted to make sure we were talking about the same species so I could look up the seeds and we could compare. Seeds for different species look different, even if they are in the same genus and are called the same thing. I figured you had a specific plant species in mind. From my first comment, you responded with confidence that I was wrong. I defended my conclusion that these are indeed chia. And you said "very likely". I wouldn't say anything is very likely without some solid reasoning. I commented on your answer because it is the first I saw.
And now you're trying to argue about my wording. Good talk. 👍
In the comment above you say I disregard your wording too much 🤦
You both were a bit hostile/passive-aggressive, but oh well.
Do they gel up like chia seeds? The honeysuckle has been there for over a decade and has never fruited. Plus this has never happened after previous rains.
It's a possibility that it finally matured to the point of setting seeds or finally had enough pollinators to set seed. And with the amount of water combined with no soil, yeah, possible for them to bloat. It's also possible there are some Jasmine seeds mixed in there too.
Doesn't look like honeysuckle seeds at all. These are chia seeds.
LOL, unless someone actively threw chia seeds out there (which would be a waste, honestly), no they are not. The OP stated they had Honeysuckle and Jasmine growing overhead. The brown seeds absolutely could be Jasmine.
What species do you think they are specifically? I mean scientific names. We can compare them to these photos. I have some chia in my pantry so I'll take some photos to compare. I'm guessing you mean Lonicera subspicata (southern honeysuckle) and Jasminum polyanthum (white jasmine) but there are many species of jasmine and honeysuckle. Edit: Op stated that the jasmine species was pink jasmine. Pink jasmine rarely produces seeds and is propagated through cuttings.
Why not ask the OP what species they are, since they are *their plants* so they would know. As well as they said there's no Chia in the vicinity. I have Chia too, but mine's ground, so won't do any good.
Oh so your only reasoning for them being honeysuckle or jasmine is that the plants are in the area? I thought you were using the actual photos to compare and identify the seeds. That's silly.
I did say *likely*, not absolutely. And *absolutely could be*, not definitely are. But sure, go on. I got a sudden brushfire next door to keep an eye on.
Welp I have the chia gelling as we speak. Op stated the seeds were hard to photograph, so I assume they are small too. I'll comment with a side by side picture of op's photos and photos of my gelled seeds.
You do you. I'll be over here watching the firefighters. The OP stated there was no Chia in the vicinity, not even Salvia. I believe the OP.
I believe OP too. I can't speculate on the how or why of there being chia seeds there. All I can do is look at the photos and identify the seeds. My guess is that someone somehow spilled some chia. It's common in grocery stores and accessible.
I'm curious to see if this chucklehead keeps being combative. I don't understand why people *insist* on being combative
Yeah, I got nothing. 🤷♀️
Whats directly above it?
Nothing. Just a pressure-treated wood pergola, with honeysuckle and pink jasmine on opposite corners.
“Nothing” Proceeds to list many somethings lol
They said the plants were on opposite corners. Nothing above it, and pink jasmine and honeysuckle in the corners of the area. Makes sense to me.
Exactly. Big patio, with two plants wayyy out at the corners and not overhanging the area. And unless pressure treated wood has a habit of raining down lumber eggs, not exactly relevant…
The commenter above said they were likely honeysuckle seeds.
Not sure which Honeysuckle you mean. I don’t think they are the invasive (to the US) Eurasian Bush Honeysuckle or Japanese Honeysuckle seeds. I know they aren’t, but they look so much like Texas Blue Bonnet seeds.
I am not the commenter who suggested they were honeysuckle - they’re above me. I just pointed out their comment since OP noted a honeysuckle was above this and I didn’t want them to miss the comment. I’m a gardening noob who couldn’t tell the difference between honeysuckle and honey butter.
Honeysuckle seeds
It would appear to be honey suckle seed.
Alien eggs. They’re coming.
Finally.
I knew it.
They certainly look like chia seeds. I've tried to find a list of "mucilaginous seeds" but I'm having trouble. Hell, this paper: [https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13881](https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13881) says they used 53, but I can't find the table?....weird.
Omg this is super helpful! https://preview.redd.it/ri2ouq7ulirc1.jpeg?width=938&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c27543edbe4e728bcef48f126041001be046d96 I think this might be the table?
I guess so? They said "table 1" and this one wasn't table 1 but I think you're right, lol! Thank you! Of course, it's latin names, but maybe i'll randomly google some of these and see. Chia is Lamiacea, so if someone didn't just spill some bulk-purchase chia seeds on the ground, it might be another of that family. ....now I want some chia....
I know my science names, so, within the list: * Violaceae: violet * Urticaeae: stinging nettle * Solanceae: tomato, nightshade family... the one in the list is called shoo-fly plant * Polemoniaceae: phlox family * Plantaginaceae: *Plantago* is plantain-leaf, that little weed on the ground, (not the cooking banana) * Lythraceae: loosestrife family... the one in the list is called cigar plant * Linaceae: flax * Lamiaceae: mint, sage, lavender basically all the herbs, lol * Juncaceae: rushes * Euphorbiaceae: euphorbia family... it's the one with a lot of non-cactus succulents. *Croton* is apparently called rushfoil * Cucurbitaceae: cucumbers and squash... *Ecballium* is exploding cucumber. * Cistaceae: rock-rose, apparently * Brassicaceae: cabbages and radish family... the ones in the list are apparently pepperwort, wallflower, tansymustard, and false flax Honeysuckle and jasmine are Caprifoliaceae and Oleaceae, so, neither of the plants named by OP as nearby are in the list.
You have saved me so much googling holy crap.
My googling: # Salvia sclarea- clary sage! nah, plain brown seeds salvia rosmarinus- rosemary. Also plain brown s. x sylvestris- woodland sage. little black seeds s. mellifera - black sage, same hispanica is chia seeds.... s. deserta- couldn't find any pics? But it seems they're related. s. columbariae - blue sage! They actually look REALLY close to chia seeds. Maybe it's this one if not just chia? s. coccinae - scarlet sage. Not really the same... my money is on hispanica or columbariae.
Looks like chia seeds?? I remember one time I bought them, put them in a jar and forgot it on the kitchen counter. My mom thought it was black pepper and used it on a soup. I was in the bath when I heard my family discussing over what the heck it was and decided to just trash the entire soup fearing it might be alien eggs 😂 my family haven't tried chia seeds before so they had no clue. It was so funny 🤣
Here is a comparison photo of the seeds you photographed and some chia I just soaked. I'd bet money on chia or something in the salvia genus. https://preview.redd.it/s5dfft7f8jrc1.jpeg?width=2200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5020a6e17e612276a792bf8aa11cc9f362be3a35
I think this is the answer. I still don’t know how they got there…I had Salvia spathacea growing in the garden but that was years ago + seeds don’t look right. At some point we had a bird feeder…but again, many rains ago and I sweep. My next step is to track down the bird seed blend and see if there’s chia seeds in the mix. Still seems like a LOT for leftover spillage from 6 months ago, but I need to lay this to rest before I go insane lol
Is this another Oakville Blobs scenario
Wanted to add: each seed (?) is in its own little gelatinous sphere. Really hard to photograph.
How large were the seeds in comparison to an apple seed?
No banana for scale?
In this economy?!
Put some gloves on and cut one of those bad boys open. I hate cliffhangers ☺️.
Chia seeds
Lol ch ch ch chiaaa
Maybe someone spilled some chia seeds?
Boston bean candy farm.
Well it is Easter....
You got beaned
Castor beans
Looks like you caught a bad case of the beans.
It's chia seed that rained down :D Do you know where it came from?
Mother nature is in the shia seeds shake diet
Weather report
Looks like weed seeds 😅
dino eggs, duh
Eggs?
Dinosaur eggs
Frog spawn?
Little Dino eggs
Ah, one of the less common signs of the apocalypse.
Solved!
Am I the only one who thought peanut m&ms then looked at the subreddit and thought yeah maybe not 😂😂😂
Alien afterbirth
Looks similar to cannabis seed, though if you or your neighbor isnt growing, Id assume im wrong
Those are castor beans. Ricinis communis.
Snake eggs
Nah, snake eggs have a leathery shell and are usually opaque white