I think it’s more complicated than that. For example, bamboo “trees” are actually in the grass family.
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stebo02@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
tbf isn’t a tree just a plant but big? makes sense that any plant species can evolve into a tree just by getting bigger
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
piccolo@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Yeah? So are palms trees
stebo02@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
huh I never considered bamboo to be a tree in the first place
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
Well there are certain features needed for a plant to get that big. So those features had to evolve independently each time which is a bit interesting. Wood is the famous example.
BlueCollarRockstar@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Oh, to be as famous as wood
grue@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s better than bad, it’s good!
stebo02@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
fair enough
flora_explora@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
Yeah, like monocots don’t have secondary growth so they have to use some tricks to get that large. Like palms first grow to a certain stem size on the ground (or below) and only then grow up. I wonder how lycopods grew that large considering they are not really ferns even… Oh and ferns also can grow to be trees!