Woolly stars need catastrophes to live
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 13:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A small, crunchy, spiny plant redefines toughness as it thrives on catastrophic flooding. The endangered Santa Ana Woolly Star does not just prosper with floods, though; it depends on them. Thanks to a huge dam, natural floods are now nonexistent in its home turf.