Plant Trivia : 5 ways active communication

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Plants' 5 ways communication


When you inhale the sweet smell of freshly mown grass or cut flowers, what you’re actually smelling is the plant’s distress call. 
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Plants can eavesdrop on the chemical signals of their brethren, and sometimes respond to another plant’s SOS cry by ramping up their own defenses proactively, knowing that a hungry insect is nearby.
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The invasive knapweed plant—native to Eastern Europe but wrecking havoc on U.S. grasslands—has roots that release certain chemicals to help the plant take in nutrients from the soil. Those same chemicals also kill off native grasses.
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Plants can sense when other plants are growing around them. This helps them compete for resources like sunlight, growing more if another plant is shading them, for instance. But like animals, they tend to recognize and support their kin.
A carnivorous pitcher plant native to Borneo has evolved to hijack bat communication systems, turning the bats’ echolocation to its advantage.
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