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Are plants talking to each other?
Plants communicate through their roots and can even create and respond to sounds. Experts are now asking – can they think, too?
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The secret language of plants
Plants communicate through their network of roots and can even create and respond to sounds. But experts are now asking – can they think, too?
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Deceptive orchids: luring wasps for pollination
More so than anywhere else in the world, our orchids are deceitful temptresses with a powerful perfume.
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Factsheet: Gympie-Gympie
Find out all you need to know about the Gympie-Gympie stinging tree.
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Plants can learn new tricks
Some sleepy plants are actually quick at adapting to new experiences.
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VIDEO: Bizarre orchid behaviours revealed
More so than anywhere else, our orchids are deceitful temptresses, which lure their victims.
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Gallery: Orchids of deception
More so than anywhere else in the world, our orchids are deceitful temptresses with a powerful perfume.
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VIDEO: Plants use raindrops to spread seeds
Incredible high-speed video shows how ‘splash-cup’ plants use raindrops to spread their seeds.
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Gallery: Knowing plant sex
Flowers attract pollinators via bright colours and beautiful aromas and some resort to trickery in an effort to reproduce.
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Iron ore mining threatens rare wildflowers in WA
Mining threatens iron formations on the Helena and Aurora Range, home to several endemic species of flower.