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TIL. Trees have (biological) sex. This just blew my head. I must have been too sleepy when we saw that in high school.

• BobaFloutist 5mo ago
  It's more complicated in plants than in at least mammals. Some do, some don't, and some do and don't.
  • IAmBroom 5mo ago
    One species of fungus (split-gill mushroom, Schizophyllum commune) has over 20,000 distinct sexes. Its spores can fertilize any of the other sexes - guaranteeing, basically, that it CAN mate with any spore NOT from its own parent. Some plants do this by activating the male and female parts of their flowers at different times, but this strategy is way stronger.
• SideburnsOfDoom 5mo ago
  > Trees have (biological) sex. Some species, in some ways. It's varied and complicated See: Monoecious, dioecious & hermaphroditic plants https://plantura.garden/uk/green-living/knowledge/monoecious-and-dioecious-plants https://plantura.garden/uk/green-living/knowledge/monoecious...
• mr_toad 5mo ago
  Almost every living thing except for bacteria (and viruses, which aren’t really alive) can reproduce sexually.