Explosive dispersal and self-burial in the seeds of the filaree, ERodium cicutarium (Geraniaceae)

By D. Evangelista, J. Dumais, S. Hotton. 2013

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Hygrobot: A self-locomotive ratcheted actuator powered by environmental humidity (2018, background): “In particular, hygroexpansive properties of plant cells, leading to volumetric change in response to moisture content, are exploited by many plants, as seen in opening and closing of pine cones (1); self-digging of seeds of wild wheat (2), Erodium (3), and Pelargonium (4); self-sealing of pollen gra”
Morphing in nature and beyond: a review of natural and synthetic shape-changing materials and mechanisms (2016, background): “This can range from the simple curling of a wet leaf as it dries, to more complex processes such as self-burial of seeds [17].”
Hydration-induced reversible deformation of biological materials (2020, unknown): “Images in panel d are adapted with permission from ref.(54), The Company of Biologists.”