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Can cactus and fern live right next to each other? Evolution has produced adaptations to microclimtes.

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Darwin ferns and cactus

Name: Darwin and Greenbriar shoots @StanEvolve
Uploaded: 2023-08-18T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Greenbriar shoots protect themselves from herbivores by having bitter chemicals and thorns. But in the spring, the shoots are tender and tasty. An intelligent herbivore, such as one of the early Native Americans when they first populated the North American continent, used a scientific approach to figure out what to eat, and what not to eat, in their new home.