▁the ▁fruit ▁and ▁can ▁stick ▁to ▁animal ▁fur ▁or ▁be ▁lifted ▁by ▁wind , ▁a iding ▁in ▁seed ▁dispers al . ▁The ▁wh it ish ▁fl uff y ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁d and el ion , ▁commonly ▁blow n ▁on ▁by ▁children , ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁the ▁p app us , ▁with ▁tiny ▁se eds ▁attached ▁at ▁the ▁ends , ▁where by ▁the ▁p app us ▁provides ▁a ▁par ach ute ▁like ▁structure ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁seed ▁be ▁carried ▁away ▁in ▁the ▁wind . ▁ ▁A ▁ray ▁flower ▁is ▁a ▁ 3 - ti pped ▁( 3 - lob ed ), ▁st rap - sh aped , ▁individual ▁flower ▁in ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁A ster aceae . ▁Sometimes ▁a ▁ray ▁flower ▁is ▁ 2 - ti pped ▁( 2 - lob ed ). ▁The ▁cor ol la ▁of ▁the ▁ray ▁flower ▁may ▁have ▁ 2 ▁tiny ▁teeth ▁opposite ▁the ▁ 3 - lob ed ▁st rap , ▁or ▁tongue , ▁indicating ▁evolution ▁by ▁fusion ▁from ▁an ▁originally ▁ 5 - part ▁cor ol la . ▁Sometimes , ▁the ▁ 3 : 2 ▁arrangement ▁is ▁revers ed , ▁with ▁ 2 ▁tips ▁on ▁the ▁tongue , ▁and ▁ 0 ▁or ▁ 3 ▁tiny ▁teeth ▁opposite ▁the ▁tongue . ▁A ▁lig ulate ▁flower ▁is ▁a ▁ 5 - ti pped , ▁st rap - sh aped , ▁individual ▁flower ▁in ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁other ▁members . ▁A ▁lig ule ▁is ▁the ▁st rap - sh aped ▁tongue ▁of ▁the ▁cor