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Parachute mechanism of fruit and seed dispersal is common in compositae due to the structure called
Parachute mechanism of fruit and seed dispersal is common in compositae due to the structure called
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The correct option is D Pappus
The fruit type in the Asteraceae is an achene. Dispersal of the fruits is often facilitated by the pappus (modified sepals). The pappus is quite variable, consisting sometimes of scales or bristles of some sort (or be lacking altogether). The most frequent form a pappus takes is to be tufts of hair-like bristles that act like a parachute/hang glider sort of thing to enable wind dispersal.
The fruit type in the Asteraceae is an achene. Dispersal of the fruits is often facilitated by the pappus (modified sepals). The pappus is quite variable, consisting sometimes of scales or bristles of some sort (or be lacking altogether). The most frequent form a pappus takes is to be tufts of hair-like bristles that act like a parachute/hang glider sort of thing to enable wind dispersal.
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