Knowledge

Samara (fruit)

Source 📝

245: 227: 209: 41: 263: 27: 716: 373:
Botany for young people and common subjects : how plants grow : a simple introduction to structural botany : with popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated : illustrated by 500 wood
208: 322:. During the autumn months, they are a popular source of amusement for humans, who enjoy tossing them in the air and watching them spin to the ground. 127:). The shape of a samara enables the wind to carry the seed farther away from the tree than regular seeds would go, and is thus a form of 123:
in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall. A samara is a simple dry fruit, and is indehiscent (not
226: 244: 757: 505: 455: 426: 399: 471: 532: 262: 158:). In other cases the seed is on one side, with the wing extending to the other side, making the seed 776: 343: 159: 750: 20: 571: 781: 525: 8: 743: 674: 216: 198: 124: 731: 444: 377:. Fisher - University of Toronto. New York : Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor. p. 79. 290: 371: 690: 501: 451: 422: 395: 252: 144: 46: 498:
Spinning Flight : Dynamics of Frisbees, Boomerangs, Samaras and Skipping Stones
593: 92: 60: 664: 649: 578: 518: 416: 389: 32: 302: 40: 727: 669: 659: 561: 318: 234: 770: 270: 168: 654: 608: 566: 695: 623: 338: 296: 149: 128: 26: 446:
Plant Biomechanics: An Engineering Approach to Plant Form and Function
583: 308: 190: 154: 633: 186: 178: 173: 510: 628: 715: 603: 598: 556: 418:
Nature's Flyers: Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight
134:
In some cases the seed is in the centre of the wing, as in the
116: 107: 723: 588: 542: 472:"Seed dispersal by wind: Gone with the wind - Woodland Trust" 163: 120: 75: 613: 196:
Some species that normally produce paired samaras, such as
78: 66: 135: 101: 500:, Ralph Lorenz, Copernicus New York, September 2006 98: 63: 202:, can also produce them in groups of three or four. 104: 95: 72: 69: 443: 214:Unusual group of three samaras of sycamore maple ( 415:Alexander, David E.; Vogel, Steven (2004-10-13). 768: 414: 193:) which have a shape that enables fluttering. 751: 526: 16:Non-opening dry fruit with a flattened wing 758: 744: 533: 519: 185:There are also single-wing samara such as 39: 25: 391:Trees of Pennsylvania and the Northeast 769: 441: 387: 514: 710: 369: 365: 363: 540: 13: 491: 14: 793: 360: 316:, or, in the north of England, a 714: 261: 243: 225: 207: 91: 59: 450:. University of Chicago Press. 284:A samara is sometimes called a 220:. Normally, they are in pairs.) 464: 442:Niklas, Karl J. (1992-08-01). 435: 408: 388:Fergus, Charles (2002-01-01). 381: 331: 288:and is often referred to as a 1: 325: 279: 730:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 232:Seeds of the tropical ash ( 10: 800: 709: 18: 683: 642: 549: 348:. Oxford University Press 344:Oxford English Dictionary 476:www.woodlandtrust.org.uk 162:as it falls, as in the 21:Samara (disambiguation) 726:-related article is a 50: 37: 43: 29: 643:Categories of fruits 125:opening along a seam 19:For other uses, see 394:. Stackpole Books. 217:Acer pseudoplatanus 199:Acer pseudoplatanus 370:Gray, Asa (1875). 268:The Siberian elm ( 51: 38: 739: 738: 704: 703: 253:Ptelea trifoliata 145:Ptelea trifoliata 47:Combretum zeyheri 789: 777:Fruit morphology 760: 753: 746: 718: 711: 535: 528: 521: 512: 511: 486: 485: 483: 482: 468: 462: 461: 449: 439: 433: 432: 412: 406: 405: 385: 379: 378: 367: 358: 357: 355: 353: 335: 265: 247: 229: 211: 142:), the hoptree ( 114: 113: 110: 109: 106: 103: 100: 97: 89: 85: 84: 81: 80: 77: 74: 71: 68: 65: 799: 798: 792: 791: 790: 788: 787: 786: 767: 766: 765: 764: 707: 705: 700: 679: 675:Dehiscent fruit 665:Aggregate fruit 650:Accessory fruit 638: 550:Types of fruits 545: 539: 494: 492:Further reading 489: 480: 478: 470: 469: 465: 458: 440: 436: 429: 413: 409: 402: 386: 382: 368: 361: 351: 349: 337: 336: 332: 328: 282: 275: 266: 257: 248: 239: 230: 221: 212: 94: 90: 87: 62: 58: 33:Acer circinatum 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 797: 796: 785: 784: 779: 763: 762: 755: 748: 740: 737: 736: 719: 702: 701: 699: 698: 693: 687: 685: 681: 680: 678: 677: 672: 670:Multiple fruit 667: 662: 660:Compound fruit 657: 652: 646: 644: 640: 639: 637: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 575: 574: 569: 559: 553: 551: 547: 546: 538: 537: 530: 523: 515: 509: 508: 493: 490: 488: 487: 463: 456: 434: 427: 407: 400: 380: 359: 346:online edition 329: 327: 324: 319:spinning jenny 281: 278: 277: 276: 267: 260: 258: 249: 242: 240: 235:Fraxinus uhdei 231: 224: 222: 213: 206: 115:) is a winged 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 795: 794: 783: 780: 778: 775: 774: 772: 761: 756: 754: 749: 747: 742: 741: 735: 733: 729: 725: 720: 717: 713: 712: 708: 697: 694: 692: 689: 688: 686: 682: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 647: 645: 641: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 573: 570: 568: 565: 564: 563: 560: 558: 555: 554: 552: 548: 544: 536: 531: 529: 524: 522: 517: 516: 513: 507: 506:0-387-30779-6 503: 499: 496: 495: 477: 473: 467: 459: 457:9780226586304 453: 448: 447: 438: 430: 428:9780801880599 424: 421:. JHU Press. 420: 419: 411: 403: 401:9780811720922 397: 393: 392: 384: 376: 375: 366: 364: 347: 345: 340: 334: 330: 323: 321: 320: 315: 311: 310: 305: 304: 299: 298: 293: 292: 287: 273: 272: 264: 259: 255: 254: 250:The hoptree ( 246: 241: 237: 236: 228: 223: 219: 218: 210: 205: 204: 203: 201: 200: 194: 192: 188: 183: 181: 180: 175: 171: 170: 165: 161: 157: 156: 151: 147: 146: 141: 137: 132: 130: 126: 122: 118: 112: 83: 56: 49: 48: 42: 35: 34: 28: 22: 732:expanding it 721: 706: 655:Simple fruit 618: 497: 479:. Retrieved 475: 466: 445: 437: 417: 410: 390: 383: 372: 350:. Retrieved 342: 333: 317: 313: 307: 301: 295: 289: 285: 283: 271:Ulmus pumila 269: 251: 233: 215: 197: 195: 184: 177: 167: 153: 143: 139: 133: 119:, a type of 54: 52: 45: 31: 30:Vine maple ( 782:Fruit stubs 696:Drift fruit 567:Hesperidium 150:bushwillows 148:), and the 771:Categories 624:Schizocarp 481:2016-03-15 374:engravings 326:References 303:whirlybird 297:helicopter 280:In culture 160:autorotate 129:anemochory 44:Samara of 584:Caryopsis 541:Types of 309:whirligig 191:Swietenia 174:ash trees 155:Combretum 691:Diaspore 684:Function 634:Syconium 594:Follicle 339:"samara" 314:polynose 187:mahogany 179:Fraxinus 88:UK also: 629:Silique 579:Capsule 352:30 July 291:wingnut 189:(genus 176:(genus 166:(genus 152:(genus 138:(genus 619:Samara 604:Loment 599:Legume 557:Achene 543:fruits 504:  454:  425:  398:  172:) and 164:maples 117:achene 55:samara 724:fruit 722:This 589:Drupe 562:Berry 140:Ulmus 121:fruit 728:stub 614:Pome 572:Pepo 502:ISBN 452:ISBN 423:ISBN 396:ISBN 354:2018 169:Acer 136:elms 609:Nut 286:key 182:). 76:ɑːr 773:: 474:. 362:^ 341:. 312:, 306:, 300:, 294:, 131:. 111:-/ 108:ər 86:, 53:A 759:e 752:t 745:v 734:. 534:e 527:t 520:v 484:. 460:. 431:. 404:. 356:. 274:) 256:) 238:) 105:m 102:æ 99:s 96:ˈ 93:/ 82:/ 79:ə 73:m 70:ˈ 67:ə 64:s 61:/ 57:( 36:) 23:.

Index

Samara (disambiguation)

Acer circinatum

Combretum zeyheri
/səˈmɑːrə/
/ˈsæmər-/
achene
fruit
opening along a seam
anemochory
elms
Ptelea trifoliata
bushwillows
Combretum
autorotate
maples
Acer
ash trees
Fraxinus
mahogany
Swietenia
Acer pseudoplatanus
Unusual group of three samaras of sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus. Normally, they are in pairs.)
Acer pseudoplatanus
Seeds of the tropical ash (Fraxinus uhdei)
Fraxinus uhdei
The hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata)
Ptelea trifoliata
The Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila)

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.