Dandelions are incredible plants with a highly efficient seed-dispersal system, meaning even a gentle breeze can carry seeds and their parachutes great distances. But in several places in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, they have changed, and the seeds now are more likely to stay much closer to home, according to a study published in the journal Biology Letters.

Dandelions are incredible plants with a highly efficient seed-dispersal system, meaning even a gentle breeze can carry seeds and their parachutes great distances. But in several places in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, they have changed, and the seeds now are more likely to stay much closer to home, according to a study published in the journal Biology Letters.

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