How do flowers disperse their seeds?

How do flowers disperse their seeds? Different flowers have different methods of seed dispersal, specifically: dispersal by mammals, dispersal by wind, dispersal by water, dispersal by ballistic mechanisms, and self-dispersal.

1. Self-dispersal

The so-called self-dispersal means dispersal by the plant itself. The fruit or seed itself has weight, and after ripening, it falls directly to the ground.

2. Dispersal by mammals

Dispersal by mammals mostly involves some medium and large fleshy fruits or dry fruits. For example, the wild persimmon (Diospyros blancoi) and banana that monkeys like. Seeds dispersed by animals: the fruits are mostly berries and drupes, this kind of edible fruit, after being eaten by birds and beasts, travels with the animal for a period of time, and finally is excreted with the animal's feces to achieve the purpose of dispersal, such as Ardisia, black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), Ficus superba var. japonica, and Diospyros ebenum.

3. Dispersal by wind

For example, the red willow (Salix purpurea) disperses its seeds far away by the drifting of willow catkins. Lighter seeds are generally dispersed by wind.

4. Dispersal by water

For example, the coconut is dispersed by water; after the coconut matures, the coconut fruit falls into the sea and drifts far away with the seawater; water lily: after the fruit of the water lily matures, it sinks to the bottom of the water. After the fruit skin rots, the seeds wrapped in a spongy outer seed coat will float up and drift to other places.