They are called Balanophora, and for over a century, the mechanism of their seed dispersal has remained a mystery. It has been suggested that the tiny seeds are carried away by the wind ...

Biology professor collaborates on ‘Nature’ study finding some local ‘wild’ plants, are dependent on intervention by ...

The ovary wall becomes the rest of the fruit. Each fertilised ovule forms a seed. Seed dispersal is the transport of seeds from the plant to another area in order to grow. These are the main ways ...

Plants in the wild have many different ways of scattering their seeds, this is called ‘Dispersal’. The wind disperses lots of seeds that are light or can catch the breeze. But only some find a ...

The plant was placed in the Alasemenia tria genus. The team also compared the newfound seeds' dispersal ability with other early winged seeds that had two to four wings. They concluded that the ...