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The Fastest Flower in the West
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
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Can you imagine a plant that moves so fast that science didn't know what it was doing until recently? The plant is a forest wild flower found in North America and called the Bunchberry dogwood.
Ref: Science News, 6/11/05, p. 381, "World's Fastest Plant Explodes with Pollen." Photo: Bunchberry Dogwood Flower (PD)