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Why dandelion seeds are so good at spreading widely

Accepted submission by taylorvich at 2022-12-02 18:33:24
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/why-dandelion-seeds-spread-wide [sciencenews.org]

On any given dandelion, some seeds are destined to go north, while others are fated to fly east, south or west, and every direction in between. In effect, each dandelion seed is programmed to release for a wind coming from one direction and resists winds from other directions, according to research to be presented at the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics in Indianapolis on November 20.


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