Botanical Barbarity: 9 Plant Defense Mechanisms

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Hoarfrost on blackberry thorns

New Zealand tree nettle

(Top) Unstimulated and (bottom) stimulated sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)

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Hoarfrost on blackberry thorns

New Zealand tree nettle

(Top) Unstimulated and (bottom) stimulated sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)

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