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Sticky, Sweet, Explosive: How Native Plants Disperse Their Seeds
From sticky hitchhikers to exploding seed pods, native plants use a variety of clever seed dispersal strategies—each with its own challenges for seed savers. Learn how wind, water, animals, ants, and even high-pressure pods help plants spread, and what that means for harvesting native seeds.
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The Colours of Attraction: How Flowers and Pollinators Evolve Together
Pollinators—including bees, birds, butterflies, and bats—have played a key role in shaping flower colouration, and vice versa. The colours of flowers are a form of adaptation, evolving to attract specific pollinators best suited to them. Let's explore how this works.