File:Compilation of seeds with elaiosomes 8.jpg
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Seeds (nutlets) of Symphytum officinale L. (Common comfrey) with an elaiosome
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English: Seeds of Symphytum officinale (Common comfrey; Boraginaceae) with a white or yellowish appendage called an elaiosome. This fat body attracts ants, which carry the seed to their nest. Seed dispersal by ants is known as myrmecochory. |
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| Author | Hans Stuessi |
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