Maple seeds' unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
When wind or other disturbances detach winged maple seeds called samaras from their parent tree, they spin through the ...
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Elm Samaras: The Tree’s Winged Seeds Are Edible and Easy to Collect Right Now
Samara are winged seeds, and the wafer-like seed cases of elm trees are distinctive, as well as tenderly edible. They appear in mid-spring, with each seed wrapped neatly in a soft chartreuse ...
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Some seeds are winged. They spin like helicopters as they fall from the tree, providing a longer time for dispersal by wind. Maple fruits, sycamore Water Some plants grow near rivers, lakes ...
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Maple seeds’ unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
Andrew Dickerson receives funding from the National Science Foundation. When wind or other disturbances detach winged maple seeds called samaras from their parent tree, they spin through the air ...