#botanicalworld — Public Fediverse posts
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Seaweeds Are Not Plants And Six Other Surprising Facts About Aquatic Flora
Maximillian cabinet/Shutterstock Hidden beneath the water’s surface is a botanical world that is among nature’s most innovative and ecologically important. As I highlighted in a recent paper, an extraordinary range of adaptations have evolved in aquatic plants for life beneath the water’s surface. Some flower underwater, others capture animals in ingenious traps. Here are seven facts that show how these remarkable organisms challenge our assumptions about what plants are and how […]