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Posts Tagged ‘plants’
Why do cats seem compelled to eat some plants, like my poor aloe, and ignore others? - Monday, June 15th, 2009
Cats may devour some plants but ignore others as a simple matter of taste, says Sandra Sawchuk, a clinical instructor at the School of Veterinary Medicine. “It’s each to his own. I like romaine lettuce over iceberg; cats can have their own desires.” Although cats are carnivores, they may have grown accustomed to eating plant [...]
Are there years when dandelions are more plentiful? - Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Mark Renz, Extension weed scientist at UW-Madison’s Department of Agronomy, says that varying environmental conditions ensure that virtually all plants, including dandelions, have some good years and some poor ones.
However, dandelions may be a special case, he says, since they seem perfectly suited to conditions in this area.
“I’ve only been in Wisconsin for two years, [...]
Why do flowers smell, and why do plants smell, too? - Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
The luscious aroma of flowers attracts lovers, and the biological role of that smell is similar: to attract pollinators. “Plants need to attract insects, bats and hummingbirds to transfer the pollen and create fertile seeds,” says Hugh Iltis, professor emeritus of botany at UW-Madison.
Pollination is the transfer of pollen (the plant equivalent of sperm) to [...]
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