The uncountable winged seeds of the sycamore maple (also called samaras) are borne in pairs and twirl to the ground when ripe.
The uncountable winged seeds of the sycamore maple (also called samaras) are borne in pairs and twirl to the ground when ripe. They germinate freely in the following spring. They too are added to the plentyful provision of food for birds and small seed-eaters during the long fall and winter months in the dunes. Sycamore, sycamore maple (L. Acer pseudoplatanus, NL. gewone esdoorn) in the dunes of Egmond aan zee, North Holland dunes reserve, the Netherlands.
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Location: Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, the Netherlands
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