BS PhotographyFeb 2
Neuaustriebe an der #Cyathea cooperi sind wirklich schön anzusehen, das wollte ich euch mal zeigen! Leider sind die ja nicht so winterhart. Muß man bisschen aufpassen im #Winter. 🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #garten #Fotografie
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Jan 29, 2024

Back from the dead: #Tropical tree fern repurposes its dead leaves https://phys.org/news/2024-01-dead-tropical-tree-fern-repurposes.html

Zombie leaves: Novel repurposing of senescent fronds in the tree fern #Cyathea rojasiana in a tropical montane forest https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.4248

"a species of #TreeFern found only in #Panama reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant. The #fern reconfigures these zombie leaves reversing the flow of water to draw nutrients back into the #plant"

Back from the dead: Tropical tree fern repurposes its dead leaves

Plant biologists report that a species of tree fern found only in Panama reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant. The fern, Cyathea rojasiana, reconfigures these "zombie leaves," reversing the flow of water to draw nutrients back into the plant.

CareyNov 16, 2022
Kātote update: previously looking dead, now with six healthy fronds. #cyathea #koru #gardening
CareyOct 29, 2022
New life! The plant I thought I’d killed by not planting it out soon enough has come back from the dead. #koru #spring #cyathea