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Keystage 2 - Gardens - Seeds
Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank Project is a global conservation programme. It aims to collect 24,000 plant species from around the world to keep them safe from extinction.
Find out what happens to the seeds once they have been collected. Visit the seed bank website.
Find out what happens to the seeds once they have been collected. Visit the seed bank website.
Webquest
Professor Sprout is very confused! He has mixed up the plants with their seeds in his laboratory. Can you help him match the seeds with the correct plants? Explore the Plant Cultures plants pages to see what they all look like.| Plant | Seeds with their description |
|---|---|
| Opium poppy |  Fuzzy seeds, used to make cloth |
| Tamarind |  Produces a tasty fruit |
| Chilli pepper |  Used to make medicines |
| Mango |  Hot and spicy! |
| Black pepper |  They are sliced and chewed in Asia |
| Cotton |  Fruits produce a sour flavouring |
| Betelnut palm |  It is ground and sprinkled onto food |
