Natural History Wanderings

NPR writes about Plant-Fungal relatioinships

Over the past few decades, scientists have come to increasingly appreciate plant intelligence.

Plants communicate and alert each other to predators. They mount defenses, such as releasing toxic or unpleasant chemicals when animals munch on their greenery, and learn to ignore harmless stimuli. They may even form memories.Some 70 to 90% of plants engage in symbiotic exchanges like those between mycorrhizae and their plant partners.

Read story at  Fungi and plants have something to teach humans about global trade and cooperation : Planet Money : NPR