Nature Notebook

Eileen Carlson
Nov 14, 2024
1 min read

Since the time humans began to establish new homesteads, they have moved plants around the globe. Sometimes the transfer was purposeful… they wanted to have their favorite plants with them. Sometimes the transfer was accidental… like the ancient Iceman who stuffed insulating grasses into his shoes before crossing the mountain.

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