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Tumbleweed

A tumbleweed is any structural part of the above-ground anatomy of a number of species of plants. It is a diaspore that, once mature and dry, detaches from its root or stem and rolls due to the force of the wind. It is also the name used for these types of plants.

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Plants that form tumbleweeds

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Tumbleweed

Nodes130
Edges129
Triples64
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015385
Components1

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Tumbleweed

Top relations

has effect · 16
Tumbleweed → Agriculture, Canadian, Despite, Mexican, North America, One, Russian, Salsola, Some, The, The United States Department, Their, They, Tumbleweeds, United States, US
related to External links · 15
Tumbleweed → Archived, Brian Clark, CGP Grey, December, Howard, Mojave, National Geographic, Plague, The Trouble With Tumbleweed, Tumbleweeds, Tumbleweeds Blow Across, Video, Watch, West, YouTube
related to Society and culture · 11
Tumbleweed → Arizona, Chandler, Christmas, In, One, Originating, The, The Big Lebowski, This, TV, Western
related to Bibliography · 7
Tumbleweed → Baker, Colorado State University, Dirk, Dispersal, Fort Collins, Invasive Tumbleweed, PhD
related to Plants that form tumbleweeds · 6
Tumbleweed → Amaranthaceae, AmaryllidaceaeAsphodelaceaeAsteraceaeBrassicaceaeBoraginaceaeCaryophyllaceaeFabaceaeLamiaceaePoaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Many, The, Tumbleweeds

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tumbleweeds species plants wind seeds form plant dry america north also many open stem dispersal large areas forms diaspore amaryllidaceae

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
roadsidesinstance ofdominating disturbed habitats0.80text
cultivated fieldsinstance ofdominating disturbed habitats0.80text
eroded slopesinstance ofdominating disturbed habitats0.80text
and arid regions with sparse vegetationinstance ofdominating disturbed habitats0.80text
clarifiersinstance ofthey can get entangled in electromechanical equipment0.80text
mechanical aerators leading to increased energy useinstance ofthey can get entangled in electromechanical equipment0.80text
labor cost associated with operatinginstance ofthey can get entangled in electromechanical equipment0.80text
cleaning.Some invertebrates develop inside tumbleweedsinstance ofthey can get entangled in electromechanical equipment0.80text
disperse as phytochores via the windinstance ofthey can get entangled in electromechanical equipment0.80text
Tumbleweedhas effectThe United States Department0.60section
Tumbleweedhas effectAgriculture0.60section
Tumbleweedhas effectSalsola0.60section

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