Author Archives: Eric LoPresti, assistant professor of plant biology, ecology and evolution, Oklahoma State University

Imagine the texture of a plant. Many may come to mind – the smooth rubberiness of many tropical houseplants, the impossibly soft lamb’s ear, the sharp spines of cacti, or the roughness of tree bark. But stickiness, in the flypaper-stick-to-your-fingers sense, probably isn’t at the top of your list. Nevertheless, a great many plants have […]