Rare fossilised flower found, related to sunflowers. "A 45 million-year-old fossil flower found in northern Argentina has uncovered the evolutionary roots of Earth’s most populous plant family. Image can be viewed
here.
Called Asteraceae, the family includes dozens of domesticated species — from sunflowers, daisies and chrysanthemums to lettuce, artichoke and tarragon — and some 23,000 undomesticated plants. But despite its ubiquity, Asteraceae’s fossil legacy is sparse, containing little more than pollen grains. A few larger, detailed fossils exist, but they’re relatively young."
posted by Fizz
on Sep 24, 2010 -
7 comments
Poaching – not pears, not birds, but plants. In the feed-me-Seymour vein of green and growing things, these are the
plants that eat things – too bad they aren’t able to defend themselves from people and habitat loss. But wait! There’s help on the way.
[more inside]
posted by mightshould
on Feb 24, 2009 -
9 comments
Seeds of Imagination operates on the premise that talking (er, typing) to your plants encourages interesting growth. Try:
sun, water, love, happy, fruit, etc. If a word is recognized, you will see it float up toward your plant. If not, it just disappears without a trace. You may also change the color of parts of the plant by typing in colors.
(note: Flash, subtle ad)
posted by crunchland
on Apr 10, 2006 -
15 comments
Nature's Control: Hired
Thugs Bugs to police your garden.
"If desired, you can keep ladybug adults from flying by "gluing" their wings shut, temporarily, with a sugar-water solution. Half water and half sugared pop (Coke, Pepsi, etc.), in a spray bottle, works fine."
posted by Gator
on Feb 21, 2006 -
13 comments
