What does an asparagus have in common with a vanilla orchid? Not much, if you are just looking at the two plants' appearances. However, when you look inside, their leaves are more similar than you would think, as revealed by the composition of their cell walls.
  • numberfour002@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    They’re both monocots, so that alone suggests they have a significant number of common features that don’t even require you to be able to directly observe their cell walls.