Illustration of the tree fern, Cyathea rojasiana (IMAGE)
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Other plants, including some ferns, send out leaves or shoots that touch the ground and sprout roots to sustain a new plant. But the Panamanian tree fern, Cyathea rojasiana, reconfigures its “zombie leaves,” reversing the flow of water to draw nutrients back into the plant.
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Graphic by Camila Pizano, color by Michael Vincent
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Credit: Graphic by Camila Pizano, color by Michael Vincent
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