Photograph of a mericarp (seed-bearing structure),part of the fruit of a small,wild geranium Erodium sp.. The geranium fruit is a schizocarp,that is,a fruit which breaks into several portions (mericarps). The one-seed mericarp appears as a spear-like structure suspended from the central style - part of the old flower. Seeds are dispersed by mechanical means: stresses caused by the spirally-wound strips of fibres tears the mericarps (seed) away from the style | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Nuridsany, Claude / Perennou, Maria |
Bildgröße: | 3158 px × 4498 px |
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