Greater burdock
Greater burdock is familiar to us as the sticky plant that children delight in, frequently throwing the burs at each other. It actually uses these hooked seed heads to help disperse its seeds.
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Greater burdock is familiar to us as the sticky plant that children delight in, frequently throwing the burs at each other. It actually uses these hooked seed heads to help disperse its seeds.
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Ymarfer cymesuredd a gwneud patrymau gyda'r gweithgaredd yma gan ddefnyddio deunyddiau naturiol
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