Take a break from your screen and look at plants − botanizing is a great way to engage with life around you
- Written by Jacob S. Suissa, Assistant Professor of Plant Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee
You may be surprised by what's growing on a familiar trail.Benjamin Goulet-Scott, CC BY-NDWhen you hear about the abundance of life on Earth, what do you picture? For many people, it’s animals – but awareness of plant diversity is growing rapidly.
Our planet has nearly 300,000 species of flowering plants. Among animals, only beetles can...