Ernie Janes / RF - Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seeds blowing in the wind, England, UK. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Stephen Dalton / Common horsetail (Equisetum arvense) shedding spores, UK
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Colin Varndell / Hazel catkins (Corylus avellana) releasing pollen. Dorset, England, UK February
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Oxeye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum), Europe. Dispersal is coincidental by wind, animals or water. The seeds lack any obvious structures for specialised dispersal.
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Kim Taylor / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seeds blowing in the wind. Digital composite, UK.
Nigel Cattlin / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) clock, seed head with pappus, beak and achene for wind dispersal.
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Nigel Cattlin / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) clock, seed head with pappus, beak and achene for wind dispersal.
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Derek Galon / Seeds of Bloodflower plant (Asclepias curassavica) blown by wind from their pod. Dominica, Eastern Caribbean, Lesser Antilles. Focus stacked photo.
