Seed Dispersal

This is a picture of a seed found on the grassy ground away from the tree it came from. This shows seed dispersal. Seed dispersal is the transport of seeds away from the parent plant by wind, water, or animal. This is important, because if seeds just fell underneath the parent plant, the new plant might not receive enough sunlight, water, or nutrients from the soil. This particular seed was most likely dispersed by wind, because of the feathery pappus on the seed that catch the wind.