A lot of plants have patterned opposing leaves, but I’ve always liked the ladder-like arrangement of the false Solomon’s seal.]]>
2 thoughts on “POTD: False Solomon's Seal Leaves”
Steve
In focusing in on parts of plants like this one with the dew drops glistening on tilted, slightly cupped surface you can see how the form and function work together. The leaves are holding the moisture in their cups and channeling it down toward the stem, probably condensing in larger, slower evaporating droplets. Evolutionary, I suppose. So, how come plant DNA matter was found in the human geome? I guess I haven’t had the need to investigate which branch of the plant kingdom we inherited genes from….
False Solomon’s Seal Leaves
Bozeman, Montana
2014
In focusing in on parts of plants like this one with the dew drops glistening on tilted, slightly cupped surface you can see how the form and function work together. The leaves are holding the moisture in their cups and channeling it down toward the stem, probably condensing in larger, slower evaporating droplets. Evolutionary, I suppose. So, how come plant DNA matter was found in the human geome? I guess I haven’t had the need to investigate which branch of the plant kingdom we inherited genes from….
I didn’t know humans had any plant dna. Does that explain why we sometimes turn green? 🙂