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This plant literally evolved to avoid humans

Can you spot it in this picture?

by JoAnna Wendel
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Chinese herb camouflaged against rocks
Yang Niu

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Some plants evolve pungent flowers to attract pollinators, or sticky traps to attract prey, or poisonous leaves to defend themselves against predators.

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But one species of plants have evolved to be invisible to humans, according to a new paper in Current Biology.

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