Ernie Janes / RF - Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seeds blowing in the wind, England, UK. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Cyril Ruoso / Fruit of a Dipterocarp tree (Dipterocarpaceae) seed falling to the ground, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Jussi Murtosaari / Geranium Argus butterfly (Plebejus eumedon) feeding on Wood Cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum) northern Finland, June.

Alex Hyde / Lesser burdock (Arctium minus) close up of seed hooks that catch on animal fur, allowing the seedhead to be transported, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. February.

Stephen Dalton / Pendulous sedge {Carex pendula} dispersing seeds, UK

Stephen Dalton / Dandelion {Taraxacum officinale} single seed left on flower head, UK

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) - Europe. Like dandelions, the seeds of goatsbeard have a parachute that enables wind dispersal over large distances. The parachute is up to 4cm in diameter a...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) - Europe

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) - Europe. Seeds of the pasque flower carry a "tail", formed from the persisting style. The seeds are dispersed by wind and, additionally, can "crawl" along...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Water avens (Geum rivale), Europe. Water aven seeds have numerous hairs, which enable dispersal by wind, as well as a long hooked tail formed by the style, which readily attaches to mammal fu...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), Europe. In dry conditions, the ripe seeds are ejected from the fruit. The seed tails are formed from the persisting style which consists of hygroscopic...

Solvin Zankl / Seed heads of European groovebur (Agrimonia eupatoria) Europe. Burs on the seeds enable hook-and-loop connections between the seed and animal fur or peoples clothes, thus ensuring seed dispersal.

Solvin Zankl / Dandelion seed floating {Taraxacum officinale} Germany

Aflo / N-7108 Coconut seedling on tropical beach

Jurgen Freund / Coconut floating on water, Indo-pacific. Split-level. Dispersal of seed.

Mike Wilkes / Blackbird (Turdus merula) eating berries, seed dispersal. England, UK, Europe

Mike Wilkes / Male Blackbird eating sloes (Blackthorn berries) UK - seed dispersal

Mike Wilkes / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) eating pyracantha UK berries. Worcestershire

Claudio Contreras / San Felipe (Gyrocarpus mocinnoi) seed, Finca Arroyo Negro, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, southern Mexico, April

Claudio Contreras / Canoita (Pithecoctenium echinatum) seed, Finca Arroyo Negro, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, southern Mexico, April

Adrian Davies / Pussy / Goat willow (Salix caprea) male catkin shedding pollen. Surrey, England, UK. March.

Adrian Davies / Pendulous sedge (Carex pendula) releasing pollen in breeze. Surrey, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) clock seedheads and stalks of dispersed seeds in grass pasture in spring, Berkshire, England, UK, May

John Chan / Greater bulrush (Typha latifolia) seed heads distributing seeds in the wind, Southern California, USA, November.

John Chan / Greater bulrush (Typha latifolia) seed heads distributing seeds in the wind, Southern California, USA, November.

John Chan / Greater bulrush (Typha latifolia) seed heads distributing seeds in the wind, Southern California, USA, November.

Nigel Cattlin / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) clock, seed head with pappus, beak and achene for wind dispersal.

Nigel Cattlin / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) clock, seed head with pappus, beak and achene for wind dispersal.

Nigel Cattlin / Cleavers (Galium aparine) burrs with hooks tha attach to animal fur and clothes for dispersal, close-up. England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Cleavers (Galium aparine) burrs with hooks tha attach to animal fur and clothes for dispersal, close-up. England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Cleavers (Galium aparine) burrs with hooks tha attach to animal fur and clothes for dispersal. England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Cocksfoot grass Dactylis glomerata) panicle, anthers releasing pollen. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Heather Angel / Hairy banana (Musa velutina), self peeling exposing flesh to aid seed dispersal by birds. In glasshouse. Surrey, England, UK.

Heather Angel / Hazel (Corylus avellana) catkins dispersing pollen with female flower above on branch. Controlled condition.s Surrey, England, UK.

Derek Galon / Seeds of Bloodflower plant (Asclepias curassavica) blown by wind from their pod. Dominica, Eastern Caribbean, Lesser Antilles. Focus stacked photo.

Neil Aldridge / Giant fruit of the sausage tree (Kigelia africana) lies on the ground underneath its parent tree in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Historically, the Black rhino has been one of the main seed dispersal...

Neil Aldridge / Sausage tree (Kigelia africana) showing its large hanging fruits in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Historically, the Black rhino has been one of the main seed dispersal agents of the sausage tree in th...

Neil Aldridge / Sausage tree (Kigelia africana) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Historically, the Black rhino has been one of the main seed dispersal agents of the sausage tree in the Okavango Delta and conservation...

Neil Aldridge / Giant fruit of the sausage tree (Kigelia africana) lies on the ground underneath its parent tree in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Historically, the Black rhino has been one of the main seed dispersal...

Neil Aldridge / Sausage tree (Kigelia africana) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Historically, the Black rhino has been one of the main seed dispersal agents of the sausage tree in the Okavango Delta and conservation...

Nick Upton / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seeds dispersing on the wind in hay meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seeds dispersing on the wind in hay meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Pedro Narra / Stinking hawk's beard (Crepis foetida) releasing seeds, Sado Estuary, Portugal. March

Philippe Clement / Common hazel (Corylus avellana) close up of male catkins dispersing pollen in early spring, Belgium, February

Ernie Janes / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seeds blowing in the wind, England, UK, May.

Adrian Davies / Cocksfoot grass (Dactylis glomerata) dispersing pollen in breeze, UK.

Adrian Davies / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) dispersing pollen in breeze.

Adrian Davies / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) dispersing pollen in breeze.