what is the opposite of contractile?

Max Withers maxwithers@gmail.com
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:46:27 PDT
There is an interesting discussion on the mediterranean plants list 
about bulbs that that seem to push themselves out of the soil, 
occasioned by Drimia (Urginea) maritima:

http://hort.net/lists/medit-plants/…

Anyone have any theories about why some bulbs do this (some of the S. 
African Amaryllids also come to mind)? Someone pointed out that just 
because a plant can do something does not necessarily mean there is an 
adaptive reason to do it.

Best,
Max
Oakland


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