Dandelion seeds are wind dispersed
They spread by blowing through a summer breeze. (a.k.a- they spread by wind)
Dandelion seeds have adapted to be spread far and wide by the wind.
A Dandelion uses Wind to spread the seeds. When the dandelion turns white and fluffy, wind can pick up the seeds, since they are attached to the fluff. Next time you see a fluffy white dandelion, pull off some of the fluff and take a look. You will see tiny seeds attached at the bottom!
A Dandelion uses Wind to spread the seeds. When the dandelion turns white and fluffy, wind can pick up the seeds, since they are attached to the fluff. Next time you see a fluffy white dandelion, pull off some of the fluff and take a look. You will see tiny seeds attached at the bottom!
The seed is very small and light, and it is attached to a cotton like fruit that can be caught by the wind and carried a long distance from the parent plant. By this method, a dandelion can spread its offspring very rapidly to far and wide places.
By blowing a dandelion, you scatter the seeds into the air for dispersal. It's unlikely that you would be able to accurately count the number of seeds remaining on the dandelion after blowing on it. The purpose of the dandelion's seed dispersal method is to ensure the spread of its seeds for reproduction.
How does the structure of the dandelion fruit and seed helps a dandelion spread its seeds? The Light weight structure of the fruit causes wind to move it easily, there fore helping its seed spread.
many plants use wind to help them. with the dandelion the seeds cleverly use wind power, this helps spread the seeds as far away as possible from the parent plant.
They are caught by even the slightest breeze - making them travel far from the parent plant.
Dandelions spread their seeds through the wind. When a dandelion flower goes to seed, it forms a fluffy white parachute-like structure called a "pappus" that easily catches the wind and carries the seeds away from the parent plant to new locations.
The seed is very small and light, and it is attached to a cotton like fruit that can be caught by the wind and carried a long distance from the parent plant. By this method, a dandelion can spread its offspring very rapidly to far and wide places.
Another name for dandelion seeds is "dandelion clocks" due to their resemblance to a clock face when they disperse in the wind.