Alex Hyde / Lesser burdock (Arctium minus) close up of seed hooks that catch on animal fur, allowing the seedhead to be transported, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. February.

Stephen Dalton / Pendulous sedge {Carex pendula} dispersing seeds, UK

Stephen Dalton / Dandelion {Taraxacum officinale} single seed left on flower head, UK

Solvin Zankl / Seed heads of European groovebur (Agrimonia eupatoria) Europe. Burs on the seeds enable hook-and-loop connections between the seed and animal fur or peoples clothes, thus ensuring seed dispersal.

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Water avens (Geum rivale), Europe. Water aven seeds have numerous hairs, which enable dispersal by wind, as well as a long hooked tail formed by the style, which readily attaches to mammal fu...

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) - Europe. Like dandelions, the seeds of goatsbeard have a parachute that enables wind dispersal over large distances. The parachute is up to 4cm in diameter a...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), Europe. In dry conditions, the ripe seeds are ejected from the fruit. The seed tails are formed from the persisting style which consists of hygroscopic...

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) - Europe. Seeds of the pasque flower carry a "tail", formed from the persisting style. The seeds are dispersed by wind and, additionally, can "crawl" along...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) - Europe

Solvin Zankl / Dandelion seed floating {Taraxacum officinale} Germany

Mike Wilkes / Blackbird (Turdus merula) eating berries, seed dispersal. England, UK, Europe

Mike Wilkes / Male Blackbird eating sloes (Blackthorn berries) UK - seed dispersal

Juergen Freund / Coconut floating on water, Indo-pacific. Split-level. Dispersal of seed.

Mike Wilkes / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) eating pyracantha UK berries. Worcestershire

Adrian Davies / Seed of a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) tree falling in autumn. Long exposure

Alex Hyde / Goose Grass (Galium aparine) close up of fruits which are covered in hooks that become lodged in the fur of animals, aiding seed dispersal. Focus stacked image. UK.

Jabruson / 'Boko' tree trunk (Balanites wilsoniana), lots of the tropical rainforest fauna enjoy the fruits and seeds of this species, including elephants and bush pigs, who help seed dispersal. Ba'Aka tribal pe...

Jabruson / 'Boko' tree trunk (Balanites wilsoniana), lots of the tropical rainforest fauna enjoy the fruits and seeds of this species, including elephants and bush pigs, who help seed dispersal. Ba'Aka tribal pe...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Willow (Salix fragilis) seed dispersal, Rutland Water, Rutland, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Eric Baccega / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seed blowing in the wind Alsace, France

Carol Walker / Wild horses / Mustangs, close up of mane tangled up with burrs and grass seeds, South Dakota, USA

Pascal Tordeux / Wild Oats (Arrhenaterum elatius) after seed dispersal. French Alps, August.

Laurent Geslin / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seed head with seeds blowing away, Switzerland, May

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Willow (Salix fragilis) seed dispersal, Rutland Water, Rutland, UK, April

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Willow (Salix fragilis) seed dispersal, Rutland Water, Rutland, UK, April

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Willow (Salix fragilis) seed dispersal, Rutland Water, Rutland, UK, April

Nick Upton / Keeled, winged seed pods of Jerusalem thorn / Christ's thorn / Crown of thorns tree (Paliurus spina-christi) against blue sky, growing on coastal limestone hillside, Zadar province, Croatia, July.

Nick Upton / Keeled, winged seed pods of Jerusalem thorn / Christ's thorn / Crown of thorns tree (Paliurus spina-christi) growing on coastal limestone hillside, Zadar province, Croatia, July.

Jouan & Rius / Winged seed of a dipterocarp tree (Dipterocarpus sp) in tropical rainforest, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Tim Laman / Boy (four years) blowing Dandelion seed heads, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA, May 2005, Model released

Stephen Dalton / Dandelion seed disperal (Taraxacum officinale) UK

Stephen Dalton / Sycamore tree {Acer pseudoplatanus} falling sequence of seed, multiflash image

Stephen Dalton / Norway Maple {Acer platanoides} multiflash sequence of seed falling

Bernard Castelein / Dandelion (Taraxacum vulgaria) seed head, Klein Schietveld, Brassschaat, Belgium

David Tipling / Young boy blowing Dandelion seed head, Norfolk, UK, May, model released

Adrian Davies / Milkweed / Swan plant (Gomphocarpus fruticosus), seed pod starting to disperse seeds, Sardinia, July.

Adrian Davies / Milkweed (Asclepias / Gomphocarpus fruticosus) Seed pod starting to disperse seeds. Sardinia, July.

Konrad Wothe / Seed of a rainforest tree falling, India

Jouan & Rius / Seed head of {Goodenia angustifolia} on sand desert, Central Australia, Australia

Kevin Schafer / Black Noddy (Anous minutus) with Grand Devil's-claws (Pisonia grandis) seeds stuck to feathers which aids in seed dispersal, Australia

Jasper Doest / Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) seed falling, Vlaardingen, Netherlands

Tim Laman / The large floating fruit and flower buds of a (Barringtonia sp) tree growing along a mangrove channel. Republic of Palau, Micronesia, December 2001.

Albert Lleal / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower head with achenes

WILLIAM OSBORN / Common lime tree {Tilia x europaea} close up of fruits and seeds, Glos, UK

Richard Du Toit / Fallen seedpods from the Camelthorn tree {Vachellia erioloba} Moremi WR, Botswana

Chris O'Reilly / Stinkhorn fungus {Phallus impudicus} mature fungus with flies on head carrying spores away, UK

Ingo Arndt / Milkweed (Asclepias sp) pods, Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Wisconsin

PREMAPHOTOS / Broad-headed bug {Hyalymenus sp.} ant mimicing nymph feeds from bird dropping on leaf, note seeds in the bird dropping, Costa Rica

PREMAPHOTOS / Broad-headed bug {Hyalymenus sp.} ant mimicing nymph feeds from bird dropping on leaf, note seeds in the bird dropping, Costa Rica

Larry Michael / Seed dispersal of Common milkweed {Asclepias syriaca} Wisconsin, USA

Doug Wechsler / Common milkweed seed pods {Asclepias syriaca} Philadelphia, USA

Nature Production / Carolina Cranesbill {Geranium carolina} seed dispersal by mechanical ejection, Japan

Nature Production / Common Dandelion {Taraxacum officinale} seeds blowing in the wind, Japan

Nature Production / Geranium seed {Pelargonium graveolens} adapted for wind dispersal

Nature Production / Indian Balsam {Impatiens balsamina} seeds bursting from seed pod and blowing in the wind, Japan

Jose B. Ruiz / Seed heads of Maltese mushroom {Cynomorium coccineum} above ground, Europe

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) - Europe. Like dandelions, the seeds of goatsbeard have a parachute that enables wind dispersal over large distances. The parachute is up to 4cm in diameter a...

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Wood avens (Geum urbanum), Europe. A long hook, formed by the persisting style, readily attaches to mammal fur for dispersal.

Solvin Zankl / Seed heads of Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), Europe. Cornflower seeds are partly dispersed by ants and also carry a tuft of hygroscopic (water-absorbing) fibres that expand when wet and retract when d...

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) - Europe. Like dandelions, the seeds of goatsbeard have a parachute that enables wind dispersal over large distances. The parachute is up to 4cm in diameter a...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Common Bistort (Bistorta officinalis), Europe. Air in the seedcoat allows the seed to float and disperse in water. Some wind dispersal also occurs.

Solvin Zankl / Seed heads of Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), Europe. Cornflower seeds are partly dispersed by ants and also carry a tuft of hygroscopic (water-absorbing) fibres that expand out when wet and retract wh...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), Europe. In dry conditions, the ripe seeds are ejected from the fruit. The seed tails are formed from the persisting style which consists of hygroscopic...

Solvin Zankl / Field marigold seed (Calendula arvensis). Dispersal is either by wind-driven movement on the ground or by mammal fur, which the seeds attach to with spiny burs.

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Musk Mallow (Malva moschata), Europe. In damp weather, musk mallow seeds produce mucligae - a thick, gluey, slimy substance - that enables them to stick to, and be dispersed by, hoofed animal...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), Europe. In dry conditions, the ripe seeds are ejected from the fruit. The seed tails are formed from the persisting style which consists of hygroscopic...

Solvin Zankl / Field marigold seed (Calendula arvensis). The seeds ripen in late August/early September and develop into a variety of unique forms. Seeds in the outer head are longer while the innermost ones are sho...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) - Europe.

Solvin Zankl / Venus comb seed (Scandix pecten veneris), Europe. The venus comb has two different types of seed: the outermost seeds are carried on a central shaft, which points vertically upwards as the seeds ripen...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Field eryngium (Eryngium campestre). Europe. In the autumn, the entire stem of the plant is broken off in strong winds and the seeds are loosened and dispersed over considerable distances.

Solvin Zankl / Venus comb seed head (Scandix pecten veneris) Europe

Solvin Zankl / White lace flower seed (Orlaya grandiflora) Europe. Brsitles on the seeds anchor them in mammal fur and act as a predator defence.

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Water avens (Geum rivale), Europe. Water aven seeds have numerous hairs, which enable dispersal by wind, as well as a long hooked tail formed by the style, which readily attaches to mammal fur...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Common Bistort (Bistorta officinalis), Europe. Air in the seedcoat allows the seed to float and disperse in water. Some wind dispersal also occurs.

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), Europe. In dry conditions, the ripe seeds are ejected from the fruit. The seed tails are formed from the persisting style which consists of hygroscopic...

Solvin Zankl / Red clover seeds (Trifolium pratense) - Europe. Plant-eating mammals, ants and earthworms are partly responsible for seed dispersal, and the seeds also carry dried remnants of the former flower, which...

Solvin Zankl / Seed head of Wood avens (Geum urbanum), Europe. Develops July-September - also known as a "multiple fruit"

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis), Europe. The oily seeds of field scabious are collected and dispersed by ants.

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Field eryngium (Eryngium campestre). Europe. In the autumn, the entire stem of the plant is broken off in strong winds and the seeds are loosened and dispersed over considerable distances.

Solvin Zankl / Field marigold seed (Calendula arvensis). Dispersal is either by wind-driven movement on the ground or by mammal fur, which the seeds attach to with spiny burs.

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Musk Mallow (Malva moschata), Europe. In damp weather, musk mallow seeds produce mucligae (a thick, gluey, slimy substance) that enables them to stick to, and be dispersed by, hoofed animals.

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Water avens (Geum rivale), Europe. Water aven seeds have numerous hairs, which enable dispersal by wind, as well as a long hooked tail formed by the style, which readily attaches to mammal fu...

Solvin Zankl / Venus comb seed (Scandix pecten veneris), Europe. The venus comb has two different types of seed: the outermost seeds are carried on a central shaft, which points vertically upwards as the seeds ripen...

Solvin Zankl / White lace flower seed (Orlaya grandiflora) Europe. Brsitles on the seeds anchor them in mammal fur and act as a predator defence.

Dave Watts / Australian Cassowary {Casuarius casuarius}droppings containing seeds from tropical rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Neil Lucas / Birdcage evening primrose dispersal on sand dunes {Oenothera deltoides} USA Private Life of Plants

Jose B. Ruiz / Dandelion seed released from flower, Europe.

Ben Osborne / Coconut palm tree growing from seed washed up on beach, Cape York, Queensland, Australia

Terry Andrewartha / Jay carrying acorn {Garrulus glandarius} Norfolk, UK

Terry Andrewartha / Jay carrying acorn {Garrulus glandarius} Norfolk, UK

Terry Andrewartha / Jay carrying acorn {Garrulus glandarius} Norfolk, UK

Terry Andrewartha / Jay carrying acorn {Garrulus glandarius} Norfolk, UK