Samara ndi mtundu wa zipatso zouma kumene mbewu imodzi imayandikana ndi minofu ya papery imene imathandiza kunyamula mbewu kutali ndi mtengo pamene mphepo ikuwomba. Chipatso sichigawanika, kutanthauza kuti ndi indesecent. Nthawi zambiri amapezeka m'magulu akuluakulu pamtengo.
Si samaras onse amawoneka mofanana. Mtundu umodzi wa samara ndi wamapiko awiri omwe amapezeka pamaple ( Acer spp. ). Mitengo yazitsamba ( Fraxinus spp. ) Imabweretsa samara yomwe imakhala ndi phiko limodzi lokha.
Mitengo ya Elm ( Ulmus spp. ) Imabweretsa samarasi kumene mbewu ili pakati pa mzere wozungulira.
Zitsanzo za mitengo ina ndi zitsamba zomwe zimabweretsa samarita:
- Common hoptree ( Ptelea trifoliata )
- Flabellaria paniculata (mpesa wokoma wa ku Africa)
- Mtengo wa kumwamba ( Ailanthus altissima )
- Mtengo wa tulip ( Liriodendron tulipifera )