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Sir David Attenborough travels the globe to reveal the secret, incredible world of plants.
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Sir David Attenborough travels the globe to reveal the secret, incredible world of plants.
The Green Planet - Teaser
Some plants developed adaptations that were unhelpful for the cultivation of crops.
Seeds that Literally Run Away
One Sharpshooter Way to Stop an Invasive Plant
Marksmen use paintballs filled with herbicide shot from a helicopter to stop Miconia.
One Sharpshooter Way to Stop an Invasive Plant
How "Weeds" Grow in the Sidewalk
Some plants can survive anywhere, even the heart of the city.
How "Weeds" Grow in the Sidewalk
Why Elephants Eat the Baobab Tree
The baobab stores thousands of gallons of water in its spongy wood.
Why Elephants Eat the Baobab Tree
The Plant that Makes Its Home on a Cactus
Tristerix seeds travel in bird droppings to invade the bodies of giant cactus.
The Plant that Makes Its Home on a Cactus
How Saguaro Cacti Store 1000 Gallons of Water
The saguaro features a pleated surface which allows it to expand.
How Saguaro Cacti Store 1000 Gallons of Water
The 12,000-year-old Plant that Barely Grows
A Creosote plant in the Mojave desert is over 12,000 years old.
The 12,000-year-old Plant that Barely Grows
A Plant Parasite with an Insatiable Appetite
Meet the Dodder. It moves amongst the young nettles, sucking sap from their stems.
A Plant Parasite with an Insatiable Appetite
The Orchid that Pretends It's A Wasp
The Hammer Orchid emits the scent of the female thynnid wasp to confuse the male.
The Orchid that Pretends It's A Wasp
The Fungi that Help Trees Talk
Fungi is able to link a whole group of trees through their root systems.
The Fungi that Help Trees Talk
What Photosynthesis Looks Like Underwater
Where the plants are dense, it can create sea of fizzing bubbles.
What Photosynthesis Looks Like Underwater
Venus Flytraps use two systems to make sure they're catching prey worth eating.
How Venus Flytraps Count
How the Giant Water Lily Dominates
The Giant Water Lily creates around 40 leaves that each expand to more than 6 feet across.
How the Giant Water Lily Dominates
The War Between Fungi and Trees
Watch vines and balsa trees fight out who will get to the top of the canopy.
The War Between Fungi and Trees
Meet the World's Biggest Flower
The Corpse Flower is more than 3 feet across and smells like a rotting... well, corpse!
Meet the World's Biggest Flower
How Vines Lasso Their Way to the Top of the Plant World
Watch vines and balsa trees fight out who will get to the top of the canopy.
How Vines Lasso Their Way to the Top of the Plant World
How Leaf Cutter Ants Feed a Killer Fungus
Leaf Cutter ants deliver their payload to a fungus underground to grow food.
How Leaf Cutter Ants Feed a Killer Fungus
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