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Plant Memories, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Sensitive Plant Closes Its Leaflets in the Dark and Reopens It in the Light

A sensitive plant closes up its leafletsand droops away. It will reopen within some short time period, maybe only a few seconds. But it doesn't take long it it'll open back up and add start all over. This article points to the work of a sixteenth century portuguese naturalist living in india named cristobal acosta. He authored a book in 15 78 called tractato de las drogas i medicinas de las indias orientales. Do you ever say herb with the h pronounced? I'm afraid i'm going to keep doing that. Yes, sometimes slips outa.

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