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magnolia fruit and seeds
seed dispersal
caraway seeds
castor bean seeds
flower anatomy
pinyon pine
chesnut-mandibled toucan
Javan cucumber seed
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mangrove propagule
How different plants store their seeds
Inspect how the shape and design of conifer seeds affect its drift and descent and dispersal
See the turning of grass to seed
Watch cress seeds absorb water to catalyze the metabolic activity involved in germination
Behold the germination of three pea seeds and observe how root growth is determined by gravity
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