Re: Botanical trivia

> * A mystery solved... DNA studies have finally solved a long-standing 
> horticultural puzzle -- where do orchids come from? It turns out that 
> orchids are a member of the asparagus family, which, beyond the title 
> vegetable, includes vanilla, agave and daffodils. Until now, scientists 
> believed orchids were relatively new plants, evolutionarily speaking. The 
> DNA tells a different story. It looks like it is actually the oldest member 
> of the Asparagales family. Source: NY Times. 

> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/06/science/life/06ORCH.html (available to NY 
> Subscribers only)

Very neat.

And for those of you who don't want to register, remember...  The
username/password 'unknown/unknown' works.  Or, you can go someplace
that carries the story without login requirements, like

   http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/science/0503/06orchids.html

Chris

P.S.  I added it to the hort.net top stories sidebar.

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