Dandelions and the Flight of Their Seeds | Nature for Sleep

Dandelions and the Flight of Their SeedsSettle in for a quiet exploration of Dandelions and the Flight of Their Seeds. This episode follows Dandelions: A Familiar Plant with a Precise Shape; The Root That Keeps the Plant Going; A Flower Head Made of Many Flowers; Visitors to the Yellow Head; More Than One Way to Make a Seed; From Yellow Head to Seed Clock; The Structure of a Single Flying Fruit; How an Open Crown Slows a Fall; A Pappus That Responds to Moisture; The Moment of Release; Traveling Through Uneven Air; Where the Flight Comes to Rest; Dandelions in the Food Web; Water, Light and the Beginning of Germination; A Young Rosette Finds Its Space.Nature Documentary For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.