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Seed dispersal by wind: a guide to flying seeds

Many UK native plants rely on the wind to disperse their seeds. This is known as anemochory.

Plants have exploited this natural highway for centuries and have evolved many different designs along the way. The variations in the designs mean the seeds will disperse at different times. Some seeds will be carried off in a light breeze and others will require stronger winds to dislodge them.

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Spinning Jennies

A #sycamore #seed twizzling through the air is one of my favourite sights but how they #autorotate was only recently understood

The sycamore’s flowers hang in spikes known as racemes, their light green colouring blending in with the tree’s canopy. As the sycamore is monoecius its individual flowers will either be male or female and are pollinated by insects, usually bees. Sometimes a tree will produce only male or female flowers or occasionally one section of the tree will be exclusively male or female. Usually, though,…