For all you floraphytes out there. No Images? Click here Welcome to the first edition of Beating Around the Bush. Today we're looking at the fabulously strange Pilostyles, which lives its whole life hidden within the branches of its host plant – until it flowers, bursting out into the sunlight. And from our archives, check out a lovely meditation on the relationship between people and plants, and learn about some soothing native plants (and see some wonderful paintings) in this list of five medicinal plants used by Aboriginal Australians Every two weeks (or so) we'll bring you a new edition of Beating Around the Bush. I'd love to hear from you. What native plants should we profile? What should we do more of (or less of)? Get in touch at batb@theconversation.com. Happy reading! Madeleine De Gabriele, Energy + Environment deputy editor The mysterious Pilostyles: a plant within a plantby Steve Wylie, Jen Mccomb and Kevin Thiele
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