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Image of Calendula palaestina Boiss.

Image of Calendula palaestina Boiss.

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This cute annual has differently shaped seeds on the same inflorescence. This phenomenon is called heterocarpy. Some seeds are disperesed as balloons in the wind and others are stuck in sheep fur and our socks, thus dispersed to new areas.

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