Botanidex Glossary / myrmecochorous
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Ecology

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.

Plants Using This Term (2)

  • Sanguinaria canadensis — Bloodroot
  • Trillium grandiflorum — Great White Trillium

Related Terms

allelopathic epiphyte mycorrhizal