Biological Thinking
Biological oddities, interests and observations from the world around us.
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Asteraceae
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Asteraceae
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Why Do Sunflowers Follow the Sun?
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Blooming sunflower. It feels good to look at, doesn't it? Something about bright yellow and radial symmetry is so pleasing to the ...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Parthenogenesis and the Dandelion
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If you've been following along, you know that flowers are the sex organs of plants, specifically adapted to combine half of the DNA of a...
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Friday, July 22, 2011
A Salad for the Brain
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In know, I know, it's not really lettuce season. Lettuces are cool weather plants that either get tough and bitter or melt into thin pa...
Thursday, July 21, 2011
They're altogether compound, the Aster Family
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Behold, a giant sunflower, the best-known and most beautiful member of the Asteraceae, or aster family. The Asteraceae is a huge family wit...
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