5-12 mm, reflexed distally or revolute; outer tepal blades yellow, slightly panduriform, 15-20 x 10-12 mm, erect in proximal third, then revolute; outer tepal claws stained
purplish-brown or pale-brown, cuneate, 6.
Each
purplish-brown eye is made of about 6,000 tiny eyelets.
Purplish-brown flowers appear in June and last through September, with berries maturing over the summer months.
According to Neil Jackson, in his entertaining study of the genre in The Modern Steel House, it took seven years for Winter's little building to slowly acquire the coveted
purplish-brown patina of worn-out boiler plating.
Overall coloration lemon yellow with dusky
purplish-brown markings on anterior edge of propeltidium and ocular area (Fig.
Either of these will look striking fringed with a
purplish-brown ophiopogon grass.
These
purplish-brown pods persist until mid-January when they finally drop.
The skin is a rather ugly
purplish-brown when ripe, and the fruit is found in clusters of four or so on small woodland trees.
One taste is enough to teach birds to avoid this
purplish-brown caterpillar with the brown saddle smack in the center of its bright green back.
The okapi uses its tongue to grab leaves and to lick its
purplish-brown fur clean.
The kidneys, a pair of
purplish-brown organs, are located below the ribs toward the middle of the back.
A mutation that causes
purplish-brown eyes goes by the name prune.
The wood is dark
purplish-brown, with a fine grain and luster.