Dispersal by Explosion. Some plants have pods that explode when ripe and shoot out the seeds. Lupins, gorse and broom scatter their seeds in this way. Pea and bean plants also keep their seeds in a pod.

What plants disperse their seeds by explosion?

Violets, poisonous squirting cucumbers, and touch-me-nots or Impatiens capensis (not to be confused with these touch-me-nots) have an effective way of dispersing their seeds: They burst! The forceful ejection sends the seeds flying as far away as possible from the original plant.

What is meant by dispersal by explosion?

Some plants distribute their seeds by violently ejecting them so that they fall well away from the parent plant. This is explosive dispersal. ... As the two halves curl back, suddenly released like a tense spring, they flick out the seeds inside in an explosive manner.