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Interestingly, other types of "sprouting" have previously been reported in glossopterids, including the production (1) of epicormic shoots on the trunk and (2) of basal shoots, maybe from a lignotuber
1. doi.org/10.1086/654849
2. doi.org/10.1016/j.re.... 4/5

Here we report sucker shoots produced by roots from the late Permian of Antarctica that have the typical anatomy of Vertebraria, the roots of the glossopterids, an extinct group that dominated the floras of the Southern hemisphere during the Permian, >250 million years ago 🌳⛏️🇦🇶
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Root suckering is the production of new shoots from the root system. It helps plant to resistance to perturbations & spreading by clonal growth 🌳🌳 Although it was likely common in some extinct plants there are very few reports in the fossil record & evolution of this trait is poorly understood. 2/5

Colours AND smells 🙃🌳💩