From seed to shining seed

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Nature has created numerous methods for plants to spread their seeds, including by wind, water, and plant explosions. Seeds with barbs or gluey coatings often attach themselves to animal fur or human clothing. Others survive digestion by small animals and are spread through excrement. The thin wings on the seeds of maples and elms spin through the air like a helicopter, while the squirting cucumber ejects its seeds across land. Small plant seeds are found almost everywhere and can travel across continents. Many of the non-native and destructive weeds threatening native habitats were carried in ship hulls during colonial times.

Seeds, Seed dispersal, Seeds: The Definitive Guide to Growing, History and Lore

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The Yucca moths

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Many fans of the Indian Yucca a not aware of that plants symbiotic relationship with the yucca moth. Yucca moths are drawn to these nyctinastic plants at night, when the yucca turn there blooms skyward. The moths collect pollen and fertilize other plants, guaranteeing that their own off-spring will have yucca to dine on. Many types of yucca could not exist without the yucca moth.

Analysis, Moths, Pollination by insects, Insect pollination, Yucca

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Garden for wildlife: attract birds, butterflies, toads and other creatures beautiful and beneficial!

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Gardeners can attract wildlife by providing them with food, water and cover. Plans are presented for a stream garden in Portland, OR, and a bayside garden in Maryland. The best plants for attracting birds include dogwood, holly and roses.

Methods, Cover Story, Landscape gardening, Wildlife attracting, Animal attracting, Seaside gardening, The National Wildlife Federation's Guide to Gardening for Wildlife (Book)

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