A. Indehiscent Fruits
1. Achene - One-seeded, unwinged fruit; often feathered (plumose).B. Dehiscent Fruits
Example: Sycamore2. Samara - Winged, achene-like fruit.
Example: Ash, Maple3. Nut - Usually one-seeded with a bony, woody, leathery, or papery wall and usually partially or completely enclosed within a husk.
Example: Oak, Birch
With a single carpel (chamber)
1. Follicle - Carpel splits along one suture to release seeds.With 2 or more fused carpels (chambers)
Example: Magnolia2. Legume - Pod-like fruits which splits along two lines of suture.
Example: Yellowwood
1. Capsule - May open in one of several ways.
Example: Catalpa