The cup of a yew tree is called an aril. It is a red, fleshy covering around the seed.
A yew seed is dispersed when it is eaten by an animal.
The fleshy outer covering of a yew seed is called an aril. It is red and sweet in taste, serving as a means of attracting birds to eat the seed and aid in dispersal. However, the seed inside the aril is toxic to humans and many other animals.
By Maizee
its eaten by animals
Yew seeds are primarily spread by birds and small mammals that eat the fleshy coating of the seed and deposit the undigested seed elsewhere. Wind can also help disperse yew seeds over short distances.
Well, one seed, of one yew berry can kill a human. Sorry though, I forgot a little :,(!!!
The fleshy false fruit of a yew is called an aril. Unlike true fruits, which develop from the ovary of a flower, an aril develops from the tissue surrounding the ovule. In yews, the aril is typically red and fleshy, surrounding a hard seed, and is attractive to birds, which helps in seed dispersal.
The fleshy outer covering on pomegranate seeds is called arils, which contain the juicy pulp and seeds inside. The outer coating on yew seeds is a red, berry-like structure called an aril, which is often the only part of the seed that is eaten by birds.
Yew tree
The yew berry is a small, red, berry-like fruit surrounded by a fleshy, cup-shaped structure called an aril. The aril is bright red and looks like a small cup or shell encasing the yew berry. It is important to note that the yew berries are toxic if ingested.
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