19.44, Monday 16 Oct 2006 Link to this post According to Plant Power at the London Natural History Museum, these 18 plants each played a part in human development: Sugar Cinchona (it enabled colonialism) Lichen Rose Potato Papyrus Grape Tea Rubber Gourd (music) Coal Mulberry Poppy Wheat Yam (the contraceptive pill) Oak Cotton (slavery) Algae The museum has articles and videos on plants and fungi.
According to Plant Power at the London Natural History Museum, these 18 plants :
The museum has articles and videos on plants and fungi.