myrmecochorous
Dispersed by ants. Seeds of myrmecochorous plants bear a lipid-rich appendage (elaiosome) that attracts ants, which carry the seeds to their nests, eat the elaiosome, and discard the seed in nutrient-rich waste.
Dispersed by ants. Seeds of myrmecochorous plants bear a lipid-rich appendage (elaiosome) that attracts ants, which carry the seeds to their nests, eat the elaiosome, and discard the seed in nutrient-rich waste.