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Impatiens glandulifera
(Himalayan balsam) has an
explosive mechanism to disperse its seeds but
they are also spread along waterways where they
have become a serious threat to biodiversity in
Britain and Ireland (see p. 8).
Some examples of fruit types and dispersal methods
are illustrated in Figure 8.14.
Further reading
Hickey, M. and King, C. (1997)
Common Families of
Flowering Plants
. Cambridge University Press.
Hodge, G. (2013)
RHS Botany for Gardeners
. Mitchell
Beazley.
Holm, E. (1979)
The Biology of Flowers.
Penguin.
Stern, K.R., Bidlack, J.E. and Jansky, S.H. (2011)
Stern's Introductory Plant Biology
. McGraw Hill.
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www.routledge.com/cw/adams
