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title: "Explosive seed dispersal"
url: https://plants.lasse.co.uk/fact-archive/explosive-seed-dispersal/
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# Explosive seed dispersal
Date: 2026-08-02

Explosive seed dispersal is a strategy involving rapid movements to launch seeds into the air and disperse them. The Himalayan Balsam uses this strategy- if you find a seed pod that's almost ripe, just a tiny touch will be enough to make the pod explode and disperse the seed (although unfortunately it's a highly invasive species, so don't try this too much!)



## References:

1. [Learn more about explosive seed dispersal](https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00953-9)





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