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DEHISCE:

The process of splitting open a ripened seed pod and expelling the seed.

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As the seed pod continues t o dry out, the pod will further split and drop the seeds to the ground where a new generation of plants may emerge.

.....Photo by Michael Brown, used with permission.


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