Candy canes as plant defenses [ 10:33 | 9.66 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

What would make a plant want to stop growing towards the sun and instead grow downward? Michael Wise of the University of Virginia studies a species of goldenrod that grows toward the ground for part of the spring months, creating a morphology that looks a lot like a candy cane. He explains that this “candy-cane” [...]