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Changing styles in botany: Plants form memories - C C - Sep 8, 2017
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/plant-memory-hidden-vernalization
EXCERPT: In the study of the plant kingdom, a slow revolution is underway. Scientists are beginning to understand that plants have abilities, previously unnoticed and unimagined, that we’ve only ever associated with animals. In their own ways, plants can see, smell, feel, hear, and know where they are in the world. One recent study found that clusters of cells in plant embryos act a lot like brain cells and help the embryo to decide when to start growing. Of the possible plant talents that have gone under-recognized, memory is one of the most intriguing....