plant kingdom
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In particular, the redistribution of fluid from the fruit back into the stem is thought to be unique within the plant kingdom.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Convergence is widespread in the plant kingdom as well: carnivorous plants evolved at least a dozen times, roots evolved more than once, and even arborescence—plants taking the form of trees—evolved more than once.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2023
But recent research from the plant kingdom shows that a mouth isn’t essential.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
This is a fairly common behavior in the plant kingdom, but almost every example is found in orchids, a type of flower that numbers over 28,000 species.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2023
It is by precisely the same principle that the ur-plant reveals itself in the plant kingdom as a whole.
From Man or Matter by Ernst Lehrs
