10 Wednesday May 2023
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I’m not sure what this Hairy shieldbug was doing – well, actually there were two of them, and they’d both decided they were going to play hide and seek under the fluffy umbrella of a Dandelion seedhead. Crazy, but cute!
15 Thursday Nov 2018
Posted in autumn, nature, wildflowers
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dandelion, dandelion seedhead, plant seeds, round seedheads, seed dispersal methods, seed dissemination, seeds
With its seeds attached to tiny botanical parachutes that can be distributed far and wide by the wind, the Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale agg.) has evolved an extremely efficient method of disseminating its seed. It’s not surprising, then, that many other species use a very similar method to disperse their seeds.
I don’t think I’m getting my wish this time around!
