2023.02.28

Green Plumbing

Plants evolved complex water transport systems to survive on land

Fossilized stem cross section with water-conducting tissues highlighted in blue. (credit: Ludwig Luthardt /Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (CC-BY license))

Fossilized stem cross section with water-conducting tissues highlighted in blue. (credit: Ludwig Luthardt /Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (CC-BY license))

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