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Examples of flowers with ballistic seeds include sweet peas, lupines, milkweed, California poppies, impatiens and Wisteria. Wisteria, a vine with fragrant purple or white flowers, produces pods that resemble peas. After they have matured and dried and the weather is hot and dry, the pods explode, sending seeds up to 70 feet away from the parent plant. It is the drying of the pod that supplies the force for the ejection of the seeds; the seeds themselves do not explode. As a pod dries, tension builds in the tissue of the pod walls, causing it to split suddenly, which hurls the seeds away, sometimes with an audible popping sound.
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Are peanuts nuts or peas?
Peanuts are closer to peas than nuts, they are seeds in a pod! Strictly speaking, they belong to the legume family, which consists of peas and beans.
Where are the seeds of lettuce?
in the flowers that grow when the plant grows tall and leggy and "goes to seed" You never get to see them. The plant is always harvested before it ‘bolts’, during which phase it puts forth dandelion-like flower heads.
Do atomic bombs explode on impact of ground?
Some atomic bombs explode on impact, most explode in the air for maximum destruction caused by the explosion spreading out over a wider area.
What does a bomb do?
They explode, I believe
How many beans are in a cacao pod?
6
How columbine seeds disperse?
This happens when the pod is dried up leaving it to explode.
How do pea disperse their seeds?
peas disperse their seeds by self dispersal. When the pod dry's out the peas literally explode out of their pod and land somewhere new ready to grow into a new plant.
How do pea seeds dispersal?
peas disperse their seeds by self dispersal. When the pod dry's out the peas literally explode out of their pod and land somewhere new ready to grow into a new plant.
What does the seed pod do for the plant?
The seed pod protects and holds the seeds.
How many seeds are in a pod?
22
How many seeds are in a cocoa pod?
A cocoa pod typically contains 30-50 cocoa beans (seeds).
Do longer pods have more seeds?
yes they do because in a pod there are more seeds
What is the collective noun for seeds?
Some collective nouns for seeds are a sack of seeds, a packet of seeds, a pod of seeds.
When do impatiens seeds explode?
Impatiens seeds can explode when they ripen and dry out on the plant. The seed pods burst open when touched or when they are ready to disperse their seeds, scattering them in the surrounding area for propagation.
What part of the plant produces seeds?
the seed pod
How are the seeds in a pod dispersed?
wind
What does the seed do for plants?
The seed pod protects and holds the seeds.
