Abstract
Superficially, plants seem so simple. Rooted in place, they do not move around. And while plant growth is a dynamic process, without time-lapse photography, growth events are so imperceptibly slow that, to us impatient humans, plants seem both immobile and static. Nevertheless, there is a lot going on inside the plant body, and this is especially true for the events of reproduction that play out inside flowers and fruits. As one of my students recently commented, “I used to think it was just a matter of pollen plus stigma and, presto-change-o, seeds happen.” That student, I hope, learned otherwise, as will anyone else who takes the time to study the biology of flowers in detail.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2012
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2012, Virginia Native Plant Society. This article first appeared in Bulletin of the Virginia Native Plant Society: 31:1 (2012), 4, 8.
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Recommended Citation
Hayden, W. John. "Partridge Berry: Simple Beauty Belies Complexity." Bulletin of the Virginia Native Plant Society 31, no. 1 (March 2012): 4 ,8.