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Flora Unveiled: The Discovery and Denial of Sex in Plants

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Flora Unveiled: The Discovery and Denial of Sex in Plants - Taiz, Lincoln, and Taiz, Lee
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This book focuses on how the the scientific discovery of "plant sex" unfolded due to cultural biases, beliefs, and perceptions about plant reproduction. "Flora Unveiled" is a deep history of perceptions about plant gender and sexuality, from the Paleolithic to the nineteenth century. The evidence suggests that a plants-as-female gender bias both prevented the discovery of two sexes in plants until the late 17th century, and delayed its acceptance for another 150 years.

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Flora Unveiled: The Discovery and Denial of Sex in Plants 2017, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780190490263

Hardcover