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Corn's ancestor "teosinte" is a type of wild grass (lemmy.world)
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[–] ieightpi@lemmy.world 64 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

[–] TheMadCodger@piefed.social 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Did you know the mighty redwood is actually the same species as broccoli and kale? It's just a different cultivar.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Everything is a brassica.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I am a brassica

[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah that's one versatile plant and I always love being reminded of it.

[–] ieightpi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Me too haha