The Incredible Journey of Plants (ZOOM)
Generation after generation, using spores, seeds, or any other means available, plants move in the world to conquer new spaces. They release huge quantities of spores that can be transported thousands of miles. The number and variety of tools through which seeds spread is astonishing: we have seeds dispersed by wind, by rolling on the ground, by animals, by water, or by a simple fall from the plant, which can happen thanks to propulsive mechanisms, the swaying of the mother plant, the drying of the fruit, and much more. In this accessible, absorbing overview, Mancuso considers how plants convince animals to transport them around the world, and how some plants need particular animals to spread; how they have been able to grow in places so inaccessible and inhospitable as to remain isolated; how they resisted the atomic bomb and the Chernobyl disaster; how they are able to bring life to sterile islands; how they can travel through the ages, as they sail around the world.
About BRIT Reads Book Club (ZOOM)
If you love to read and you’re passionate about botany, natural history, sustainability, and other similar topics, then join us the third Monday of each month for the BRIT Reads Book Club. This informal group meets from noon – 1 pm in the Oak Conference Room at BRIT. Bring your lunch and bring a friend and come tell us what you thought about our book of the month. No time to read but still want to hear what people have to say about a particular book? No problem! We’d love to have you!
Please email BRIT Librarian, Brandy Watts, if you are interested in joining the book club via Zoom, bwatts@brit.org.
Program Information
Organizer
Brandy Watts
Phone
817.463.4102Website
https://fwbg.org/brandy-watts/Organizer
Brandy Watts
Phone
817.463.4102Website
https://fwbg.org/brandy-watts/The Incredible Journey of Plants (ZOOM)
Organizer
Brandy Watts
Phone
817.463.4102Website
https://fwbg.org/brandy-watts/Organizer
Brandy Watts
Phone
817.463.4102Website
https://fwbg.org/brandy-watts/Generation after generation, using spores, seeds, or any other means available, plants move in the world to conquer new spaces. They release huge quantities of spores that can be transported thousands of miles. The number and variety of tools through which seeds spread is astonishing: we have seeds dispersed by wind, by rolling on the ground, by animals, by water, or by a simple fall from the plant, which can happen thanks to propulsive mechanisms, the swaying of the mother plant, the drying of the fruit, and much more. In this accessible, absorbing overview, Mancuso considers how plants convince animals to transport them around the world, and how some plants need particular animals to spread; how they have been able to grow in places so inaccessible and inhospitable as to remain isolated; how they resisted the atomic bomb and the Chernobyl disaster; how they are able to bring life to sterile islands; how they can travel through the ages, as they sail around the world.
About BRIT Reads Book Club (ZOOM)
If you love to read and you’re passionate about botany, natural history, sustainability, and other similar topics, then join us the third Monday of each month for the BRIT Reads Book Club. This informal group meets from noon – 1 pm in the Oak Conference Room at BRIT. Bring your lunch and bring a friend and come tell us what you thought about our book of the month. No time to read but still want to hear what people have to say about a particular book? No problem! We’d love to have you!
Please email BRIT Librarian, Brandy Watts, if you are interested in joining the book club via Zoom, bwatts@brit.org.