Rather than inherently being 'male' or 'female', Mercurialis annua can produce flowers as a plastic response to its environment.
Read the post at <a href="https://www.botany.one/2022/01/herbivores-can-cause-dioecious-plants-to-partly-swap-sex/">https://www.botany.one/2022/01/herbivores-can-cause-dioecious-plants-to-partly-swap-sex/</a>
Read the original research at <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab129">https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab129</a>

Rather than inherently being 'male' or 'female', Mercurialis annua can produce flowers as a plastic response to its environment. Read the post at https://www.botany.one/2022/01/herbivores-can-cause-dioecious-plants-to-partly-swap-sex/ Read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab129

Rather than inherently being 'male' or 'female', Mercurialis annua can produce flowers as a plastic response to its environment.
Read the post at <a href="https://www.botany.one/2022/01/herbivores-can-cause-dioecious-plants-to-partly-swap-sex/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.botany.one/2022/01/herbivores-can-cause-dioecious-plants-to-partly-swap-sex/</a>
Read the original research at <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab129" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab129</a>

Herbivores can cause dioecious plants to partly swap sex

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