Dandelion Seed
Dandelion Seed
Dandelion Seed - Head - 7X LM EDF
Dandelion Seed - Parachute Top - 4000X SE
Dandelion Seed - Parachute Top - 750X SE
Dandelion Seed - Parachute Top - 100X SE
Dandelion Seed - 150X SE
Dandelion Seed Dispersal
Dandelion Seed
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Dandelion seed heads have individual parachute equipped seeds that float for long distances.
Product Description
This dandelion species (Taraxacum officinale) is a native of Europe and Asia but is now found throughout temperate regions of the world. It is a flowering plant that is considered an irritating lawn and garden weed as it has very successfully adapted reproductively. This dandelion propagates through its root system and asexually by seeds that are produced without pollination. The seeds have the same genetic make-up as the plant; thus, it essentially clones itself.
The dandelion seed structure is complex. It consists of a bristly seed fruit called the achene; a thin hollow stalk called the beak, and a parachute end called the pappus. The pappus is a tuft of approximately 180 thin rigid “hairs” that spread out radially. Each hair is 6 – 7.5 mm long and consists of a bundle of hollow branching pipes that decrease in number toward the tip making it very light and strong. The hairs also have feather-like projections that increase the surface area. The seed is blown by the wind from the seed head ball. The force of gravity does not prevent it from floating easily through turbulent air using the drag forces of its pappus parachute. Thus, the dandelion has perfected seed dispersal in the air over long distances.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum
Morphological Design Of Dandelion – Sem-Proceedings.Com
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For the curious:
The light microscope images are labeled LM and a Z is included if it is a vertical composite of images effectively extending the depth of field or EDF of the microscope.
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SE (secondary electron)
LSE (Low vacuum secondary electron)
BES (backscattered electron shadow mode)
BEC (backscattered electron compositional mode)
The SEM instrument works by producing a beam of electrons under a vacuum that interacts with the sample surface and subsurface producing different signals, as shown in the diagram at right. Secondary electrons, backscattered electrons and x-rays are detected using different instrument modes. In addition to morphological information to produce an image the SEM can determine elemental composition by energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS).
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