Tumbleweed, Deserts, Invasive Species, Wind Dispersal

Tumbleweed, plant that breaks away from its roots and is driven about by the wind as a light rolling mass, scattering seeds as it goes. Examples include pigweed (Amaranth retroflexus, a widespread weed in the western United States) and other amaranths, tumbling mustard, Russian thistle, the steppe

Seed dispersal — In Defense of Plants

Tumbleweed, - Russian Thistle - DesertUSA

Tumbleweed (not native)

Sahara Mustards: Why I Weed The Desert, And Why You Should Help Me. – Jan Emming

The Wind and the Wings- Anemochory - Putah Creek Council

Tumbleweeds: the fastest plant invasion in the USA's history

Brassica tournefortii (African mustard)

Roly poly Agriculture and Food

Plant canopy may promote seed dispersal by wind

Attack of the Tumbleweeds

Video: Invasive tumbling weeds, plant, seed, wind

Why seed dispersal help the plant? - Quora