A recent study came out that claimed that some plants have evolved explicitly to avoid harvesting by humans. The study claimed that a species of plant, Fritillaria delavayi, a plant whose bulb is used regularly in Chinese herbal medicine, has evolved to make it harder for humans to find it and harvest it. The study, published in the journal Current Biology, is very interesting, but equivocates on the word “evolution”, like most so called evidences for evolution do.
Tag: Plants
Polyploidy in the Garden?
We’ve written about polyploidy previously. It is something that is very intriguing given that it could be a mechanism for … More
Created Plant Reproduction
I’ve been doing a ton of research into plants recently, specifically into plant polyploidy. What I have been learning may … More
Memories of a Seed
The development of plants from seed is one of the most complex, complicated processes that take place in the organic … More