TIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does it

Flying Squid · 5 months ago

TIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does it

Flying Squid · 5 months ago

Examples of Boquila trifoliolata mimicking the leaves of other plants. Yellow arrows point to leaves of Boquila trifoliolata that are mimicking other species in A-G. Image H shows what Boquila trifoliolata leaves look like when they’re not mimicking other plants. Ernesto Gianoli/Trends in Plant Science

https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2022/11/30/23473062/plant-mimicry-boquila-trifoliolata

@CrayonRosary · 5 months ago

It’s probably just different plants. If it can’t be reproduced in the 10 years since the one study, why do you presume the study is correct?

Flying Squid · edit-2 5 months ago

Here’s a scholarly article from 2022. What say you? All lies?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8903786/

@CrayonRosary · 5 months ago

I was simply quoting the article you linked.

Flying Squid · edit-2 5 months ago

Calling something bullshit and continuing to do so after being shown evidence it isn’t is not simply quoting an article.

And I notice you still haven’t admitted it isn’t bullshit despite being shown that it isn’t.

TIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does it

TIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does it

Boquila - Wikipedia