Plant intelligence

carnivorous plant

process by which neurons communicate with each other by changes in their membrane potentials.

natural internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle

in physiology, a detectable change in the internal or external surroundings

species of plant

Biosemiotics (from the Greek βίος bios, "life" and σημειωτικός sēmeiōtikos, "observant of signs") is a field of semiotics and biology that studies the prelinguistic meaning-making, biological interpretation processes, production of signs and codes and communication processes in the biological realm.

Cryptochromes (from the Greek κρυπτός χρώμα, "hidden colour") are a class of flavoproteins found in plants and animals that are sensitive to blue light. They are involved in the circadian rhythms and the sensing of magnetic fields in a number of species. The name cryptochrome was proposed as a portmanteau combining the chromatic nature of the photoreceptor, and the cryptogamic organisms on which many blue-light studies were carried out.

notion of rights to which plants may be entitled

thumb|right|250px|Seed of Scouler's willow (Salix scouleriana) In botany, the radicle is the first part of a seedling to emerge from the seed, during the process of germination. Germination understood as a biomechanical process describes the radicle with the hypocotyl combined as the embryonic axis in the seed. The radicle emerges from a seed through the micropyle.

movement in plant structures occurring over a very short period, usually under one second

specific type of communication within (intraspecific) or between (interspecific) species of plants, animals, fungi, protozoa and microorganisms

right|thumb|Mimosa pudica in normal and touched state.

proposed cognition of plants

Phytosemiotics is a branch of biosemiotics that studies the sign processing capabilities present in plants. Some functions that plants perform that utilize this simple semiosis includes cellular recognition, plant perception, intercellular communication, and plant signal transduction. Comparative to the sign processing present in animals and humans, phytosemiotics occurs at the cellular level, with communication between the cells of plants acting as a means of observing their surroundings and making rudimentary decisions.

German academic (1928-2015)

emerging science