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  2. On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants - Wikipedia

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    On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants is a book by Charles Darwin first printed in book form in 1875 by John Murray. [1] Originally, the text appeared as an essay in the 9th volume of the Journal of the Linnean Society , therefore the first edition in book form is actually called the ‘second edition, revised.’

  3. Rapid plant movement - Wikipedia

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    The record is currently held by the white mulberry tree, with flower movement taking 25 microseconds, as pollen is catapulted from the stamens at velocities in excess of half the speed of sound—near the theoretical physical limits for movements in plants. [3] These rapid plant movements differ from the more common, but much slower "growth ...

  4. Lithophyte - Wikipedia

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    Nepenthes sp. Misool growing as a lithophyte in Raja Ampat, New Guinea. Lithophytes are plants that grow in or on rocks.They can be classified as either epilithic (or epipetric) or endolithic; epilithic lithophytes grow on the surfaces of rocks, while endolithic lithophytes grow in the crevices of rocks (and are also referred to as chasmophytes). [1]

  5. Nutation (botany) - Wikipedia

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    Nutation refers to the bending movements of stems, roots, leaves and other plant organs caused by differences in growth in different parts of the organ. Circumnutation refers specifically to the circular movements often exhibited by the tips of growing plant stems, caused by repeating cycles of differences in growth around the sides of the elongating stem. [1]

  6. The Power of Movement in Plants - Wikipedia

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    The book is divided into the following chapters, each of which describes types of movements based on Darwin's specific experiments and their results. Chapter 1: The Circumnutating Movements of Seedling Plants; Chapter 2: General Considerations of the Movements and Growth of Seedling Plants

  7. Flora of the Sierra Nevada alpine zone - Wikipedia

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    Above the tree line, extreme winds preclude tree-like growth. [6]: 17 Constant winds hitting the plants limits their size and flattens their shape. [10]Small size or dwarfism is therefore an adaptive feature to the extremes, and most alpine plants are just a few inches tall.

  8. Heliotropism - Wikipedia

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    Heliotropism, a form of tropism, is the diurnal or seasonal motion of plant parts (flowers or leaves) in response to the direction of the Sun. The habit of some plants to move in the direction of the Sun, a form of tropism, was already known by the Ancient Greeks. They named one of those plants after that property Heliotropium, meaning "sun turn".

  9. Plant perception (physiology) - Wikipedia

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    Plant perception is the ability of plants to sense and respond to the environment by adjusting their morphology and physiology. [1] Botanical research has revealed that plants are capable of reacting to a broad range of stimuli, including chemicals, gravity, light, moisture, infections, temperature, oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations, parasite infestation, disease, physical disruption ...