[PCA] NEWS: Oldest evidence of sex in flowering plants

[Haidet, Margaret]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25674745

The oldest evidence of sexual reproduction in a flowering plant - dating
back 100 million years - has been found in Burma.

The team discovered a cluster of 18 tiny flowers in a piece of amber; one
of them was in the process of making new seeds for the next generation.

Flowering plants caused an enormous change in biodiversity on Earth.

A US-German team has published findings in the Journal of the Botanical
Institute of Texas


Megan Haidet
Seeds of Success
National Collection Curator
Seeds of Success
202-912-7233

www.blm.gov/sos
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