Plant BiologybioRxiv
Environmental morphing enables informed dispersal of the dandelion diaspore
M. Seale, O. Zhdanov, M. B. Soons…·N. Nakayama
This study shows that dandelion pappus morphing in response to moisture changes dispersal properties by altering drag and detachment, leading to increased dispersal distances under low wind conditions.
DOI 10.7554/elife.81962