Written in collaboration with his son Francis, a notable botanist,
this 1880 book builds on Darwin's earlier investigations into
climbing plants, orchids, insectivorous plants, flower variety, and
the processes of fertilisation. This detailed study of many species
from seed to mature plant further develops Darwin's work on
adaptation and evolution, with the aim of collating the results of
individual studies into common factors applicable to plants in
general. Particular emphasis is given to analysis and investigation
of the process here termed circumnutation, the movement of the stem
of the plant in order to direct the head in certain directions.
This is seen as of paramount importance, with the conclusion that
it is modification of this feature that has enabled plants to adapt
and evolve so diversely. The authors also note similarities between
plants and animals, such as sensitivity to touch and habit of
action at certain times.
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