“The way dandelion seed structures work is that they have a central point and these little bristles sticking out to slow down their fall," said study author Vikram Iyer.

You don’t need a dandelion to know which way the wind blows. But it can help. On any given dandelion, some seeds are destined to go north, while others are fated to fly east, south or west, and ...

Blowing dandelion seeds into the wind isn't just a pretty little way for kids (and adults) to waste away a warm afternoon outside. They’re also an exceptionally effective way for certain species ...

This system is about 30 times as heavy as a 1 milligram dandelion seed but can still travel up to 100 meters in a moderate breeze, about the length of a football field, from where it was released ...

Mow often to cut off dandelion flowers before they go to seed. Set your mower at a 2- or 3-inch height, which allows grass to fill in spaces where dandelions might colonize. Remove as much of the ...

But, dandelion seeds’ ability to travel through the air is not just aesthetic. Like many other plants, they rely on the wind for seed dispersal. The traveling success of those floating dandelion seeds ...

Dandelion greens have been popping up in salads ... Murrieta Wine Field, ... ‘Most people are trying to get rid of those,’” she recalled—so they had to mail-order 80,000 seeds from ...

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