Dispersal by wind ____

Explanation

Dispersal of fruits & seeds by wind is called anemochory.
The individual seeds or the whole fruit may be modified to help for the dispersal by wind. Wind. dispersal of fruits and seeds is quite common in tall trees. The adaptation of the wind dispersal plants are
(i) Minute seeds : Seeds are minute, very small, light and with inflated covering.
Example : Orchids.
(ii) Wings : Seeds or whole fruits are flattened to form a wing.
Examples : Maple, Gyrocarpus, Dipterocarpus and Terminalia.
(iii) Feathery Appendages : Seeds or fruits may have feathery appendages which greatly increase their buoyancy to disperse to high altitudes. e.g. Vernonia and Asclepias.
(iv) Censor mechanisms : The fruits of many plants open in such a way that the seeds can escape only when the fruit is violently shaken by a strong wind.
Examples : Aristolochia and Poppy.