Page 67 - The Miracle In The Seed

Seed Dispersal

Plants with small
seeds such as red
valerian (Cetranthus
ruber, below) and
Silybum marianum
(right) usually have
parachute seeds.
(Grains de Vie, p. 56.)

Moonflower (Scabiosa stellata) is an example
of a flying seed with a membranous structure.

ground, but wait for a strong wind to carry them further away. If this
were not the case, they would fall so close to the mother plant that the-
ir chances of getting enough sunlight would be reduced.
The speed of parachute seeds depends on their size and whether
they are porous. The larger the parachute, the slower the seed can tra-
vel. And the less porous the parachute is,
God has created the tufted the more sensitive it will be to air
seeds of the thistle with the movements. Even se-
most suitable shape for being
carried by the wind.