They are caught by even the slightest breeze - making them travel far from the parent plant.
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 wind, kids blowing the seeds around, and also possibly animals eating it going somewhere else and pooping it out.
Dandelion seeds are wind dispersed
They spread by blowing through a summer breeze. (a.k.a- they spread by wind)
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.
Dandelion seeds have adapted to be spread far and wide by the wind.
First, the dandelion flower blooms, producing pollen for reproduction. Once the flower is pollinated, it forms seeds within the flower head. When the seeds mature, the familiar fluffy tuft emerges, carrying the seeds away in the wind for dispersal.
Two examples are the fluffy seeds of the dandelion and the rose-bay willow herb blowing far and wide on the wind.
The white fluffy things floating around in the air are most likely pollen, dust, or dandelion seeds.
Some examples of seeds that disperse by flying away include dandelion seeds, maple seeds (helicopters), cottonwood seeds, and larch seeds. These seeds have adaptations such as wings or parachutes that allow them to be carried by the wind over long distances before settling in a new location to grow.
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.