How does sunflower spread seeds?

Sunflower is a very vibrant plant, which we all like very much in our life. So do you know how sunflowers spread their seeds? Let's have a look!

What do sunflowers rely on to spread their seeds

Sunflowers mainly spread seeds with the help of wind and animals. When nature falls off, the wind will cause it to float away, and animal feeding can also drop some seeds in the whole process.

Second, the difference between sunflowers and sunflowers

1. The sunflower disk is small, and the flowers are of various colors. In addition to the common yellow, there are also purple, red, orange and other colors. The height of the whole plant is about 30 cm. Its petals occupy the whole disk area larger than the seed area. On the other hand, the color of sunflower is only yellow, the plant height is 1.5 to 3 meters, and the whole seed plate accounts for 2/3 of the disk area. From the point of view of these appearances, the two are completely different plants.

2. Sunflower's seeds are very small, and some varieties do not have seeds, so their seeds can not be eaten directly. Sunflower its seed is the "melon seed" that we often eat, the seed is much bigger than the sunflower seed, and can eat directly, the sunflower seed oil on the market is extracted from its seed.

3, sunflower in addition to the ornamental role, there are pharmacological effects, the whole plant of Portulaca oleracea can be used as medicine, has the effect of clearing heat and detumescence, can be used to treat scald, fall injury, hairy purslane can treat knife wounds, the ancients mashed it, directly applied to the wound to stop bleeding; and the main role of sunflower is to reduce blood pressure and fat, strengthen the stomach and diuresis.