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Fertilized flowers mature to form an egg-shaped, two-parted seed capsule. As the seed capsule dries out it cracks open (dehisces), dropping the [[seed]] on the ground (see [[Biological dispersal#Gravity|gravity dispersal]]). The black seeds are generally round and often bear webbed surface markings, although those of ''B. lamellata'' are strongly ridged (see [https://web.archive.org/web/20060629132453/http://seeds.carnivoren.org/images/156.jpg]). The [[germination]] of many species is brought on by [[brushbush fire]]s after the dry period; [[wikt:pyrogenic|pyrogenic]] chemicals in the smoke are responsible for triggering germination.