The dandelion seed holds the record as the farthest travelling passive flying structure that we know of in the plant world, flying up to 100 kilometres. Now, researchers from the University of ...

Dandelion seeds are some of the best flying seeds in nature, catching the wind with their fluffy parachutes, and allowing them to disperse as far as 100 kilometers away from their mother.

And dandelion seeds, it would seem, have a knack for turning nothing into a whole lotta something. Compared to a solid, parachute-shaped structure of about the same size, ...

"Each dandelion seed is tethered by a thin tube to around 100 bristles, which form the parachute-like structure," the study's authors write in a statement. "When seeds break free from the flower ...

When a dandelion seed takes flight, its downy fluff serves as a tiny parachute to carry it on the breeze. These parachutes are very different from the ones we use. In fact, they are 90 percent ...

Now there’s a familiar bit of everyday wonder — dandelion seeds in flight. Just blow on a dandelion head and watch the tufts separate and drift off — a block, a mile, maybe 50 miles.

A look at the life cycle of a dandelion including wind-aided seed dispersal. Once fertilisation has taken place the plant will produce seeds. Plants such as dandelions often use wind to transport ...