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  • Back from the dead: Tropical tree fern repurposes its dead leaves

    Jan 29, 2024 9:15 am by Diana YatesDiscovery
    Plant biology professor James Dalling and his colleagues discovered that some tree ferns recycle their dead fronds into roots. The researchers call these repurposed fronds “zombie leaves.” Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    Plant biology professor James Dalling and his colleagues discovered that some tree ferns recycle their dead fronds into roots. The researchers call these repurposed fronds 'zombie leaves.'


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