Splash-cup plants accelerate raindrops to disperse seeds
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Splash-cup plants accelerate raindrops to disperse seeds.
The conical flowers of splash-cup plants Chrysosplenium and Mazus catch raindrops opportunistically, exploiting the subsequent splash to disperse their seeds. In this combined experimental and theoretical study, we elucidate their mechanism for maximizing dispersal distance. We fabricate conical plant mimics using three-dimensional printing, and use high-speed video to visualize splash profiles...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of The Royal Society Interface
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1742-5689,1742-5662
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0880