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Fire lovers
Banksias grow in the dry bush of
Australia. Their hard, wooden seed Seed head
pods stay tightly shut until a fire
sweeps through the bush. When the
fire is over, the seed pods open up,
and the seeds drop onto the ground.

Flowers
wither and
drop off when
seeds form.
Hard pod
containing
a seed
Handle with care
Castor oil seeds contain
a deadly poison. However, Seeds grow
when they are crushed, inside a
the seeds produce spiny case.
a valuable oil, which
is used as a medicine.

Burdock seed head Castor
oil seeds

Taken for a ride
If you go for a walk in the country,
seeds often stick to your clothes.
This is how burdock seeds spread—
by “hitching a ride” with passing
animals and people.
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