What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses
By Daniel Chamovitz.
Description
"Enough absorbing science to concede that plants continue to inspire and amaze us." ―The Wall Street JournalHow does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it feel an insect's tiny, spindly legs? And how do cherry blossoms know when to bloom? Can they remember the weather? For centuries we have marveled at plant diversity and form―from Charles Darwin's early fascination with stems to Seymour Krelborn's distorted doting in Little Shop of Horrors. But now, in What a Plant Knows, the renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz presents an intriguing and scrupulous look at...
ISBN(s)
0374533881, 9780374533885
