Anemochory: Dispersal of fruits and seeds by wind.*
Milkweed pods (Asclepias tuberosa) are opening up and releasing their fluffy seeds in the garden and ravine.
*Kesseler, R. & Stuppy, W. (2006). Seeds: Time capsules of life. Buffalo: Firefly Books.
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Achene: A small, dry, indehiscent fruit with a single locule and a single seed (ovule), and with the seed attached to the ovary wall at…
Schizocarp: A dry fruit which splits into separate one-seeded segments (carpels) at maturity.* The image shows the various stages of development of fennel from flowers…