Without looking up anything about dandelion seeds, my guess would be that "time flies" and so do dandelion seeds. Another guess would be that the fluffy part of the seed resembles a clock face. read more
Without looking up anything about dandelion seeds, my guess would be that "time flies" and so do dandelion seeds. Another guess would be that the fluffy part of the seed resembles a clock face. read more
The flower heads mature into a spherical "clocks"[5] containing many single-seeded fruits called achenes. Each achene is attached to a pappus of fine hairs, which enable wind-aided dispersal over long distances. The flower head is surrounded by bracts (sometimes mistakenly called sepals) in two series. read more