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Cody Howard

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Evolution

Bulb size matters: Uncovering the evolution of the plant kingdom’s doomsday preppers

March 9, 2020

Botanist Cody Coyotee Howard compares bulbs to living bunkers. With an underground stockpile of resources, bulbs can hunker down during…
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News in Brief

Underground movement: The secret lives of geophytes

June 28, 2019

Plants may seem like some of nature’s most passive creatures, but some have a say in how they live and…
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Five Facts

Five Facts: Geophytes

June 28, 2018

Every day, without even realizing it, you come into contact with geophytes. By just walking around the grocery store, you…
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