how is the seed of xanthium dispersed in nature
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By zoochorus or animal dispersal
Explanation:
- Xanthium is a genus of flowering plants. It belongs to the sunflower tribe and comes within the daisy flower.
- This plant is native to the eastern Asia and America.
- The another name of Xanthium is cocklebur.
- The seeds of these plants are covered with stiff and hooked spines which get attached to the fur of the animals. This way the seeds are transferred to long distances and dispersed through animals by zoochorous.
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The seed of xanthium is spiked in nature. This helps the seeds to get attached to the fur of the animal or the skin on clothing of human beings when they come in contact with the seed.
Explanation:
- This seed are very difficult to be removed from the clothing. This helps the seeds of the xanthium to travel a large distance from the parent plant.
- As a result the growth of the xanthium is highly dispersed in nature. Human beings and animals act as a medium for the transportation of xanthium seed.
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