Ep. 441 - Seed Acceleration
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
What do witch hazel seeds and a speeding bullet have in common? Acceleration! Join me and Justin Jorge as we explore the ecomechanics of seed dispersal in Loropetalum chinense, Hamamelis virginiana and Fortunearia sinensis. This episode was produced in part by Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of |
| 0:03.9 | indefensiveplants.com. |
| 0:05.4 | What's up? |
| 0:06.4 | This is your host Matt and welcome to the show. |
| 0:07.4 | How is everyone doing this week? |
| 0:09.6 | Have you ever wondered about the mechanics of seed dispersal, especially among species like |
| 0:13.4 | witch hazel that have ballistic methods where they literally shoot their seeds out? |
| 0:18.4 | Well, if you ever have or if now you're wondering about it because I mentioned it, you're |
| 0:21.9 | in luck because today we are talking to Justin George. |
| 0:25.2 | He's a PhD student in the field of ecomechanics and he, among other things, studies the mechanics |
| 0:30.7 | of seed dispersal and he has turned his attention to numerous species in the witch hazel family. |
| 0:36.6 | When you hear the accelerations and the mechanics involved in this, it's going to blow your |
| 0:40.1 | mind and it's going to bring a whole new appreciation for these wonderful shrubs. |
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