Plants That Defy Evolution
Jimson Weed
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| Jimson Weed (Datura stramonium) Source: http://www.hear.org/starr/images/images/plants/full/starr-110201-0463.jpg |
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| Jimson Weed (D. stramonium) Source: http://smallspacebigharvest.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/datura_stramonium4.jpg |
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Datura
Species: D. stramonium
Binomial Name: Datura stramonium
The Jimson weed (D. stramonium), a foul-smelling, erect, freely-branching herb of the family Solanaceae, is believed to have originated from the Americas. This angiosperm has been used for centuries in relieving the symptoms of asthma and as an analgesic during surgery. It possesses long, thick, fibrous white roots, stout, erect, smooth stems and long, toothed, irregularly undulate leaves. The Jimson weed (D. stramonium) is a basic plant growing in the wilds of various parts of the United States. The roots, stems and leaves of this plant contain trace amounts of natural poisons as well as several alkaloid compounds. Its most toxic part is found in the seed pod that is about the size of a walnut and covered with prickly thorns. According to Joseph Alden, this plant defies evolution in that it possesses thorns that serve no practical purpose in its growth at any stage of its life cycle.
Sources:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura_stramonium
* http://idexposed.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/plants-that-defy-evolution-datura-stramonium-jimson-weed/
Honey Locust Tree
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| Honey Locust Tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) Source: http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G6800-11 |
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| Honey Locust Tree (G. triacanthos) Source: http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/8084/honeylocustblsms2.jpg |
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Gleditsia
Species: G. triacanthos
Binomial Name: Gleditsia triacanthos
The honey locust tree (G. triacanthos), otherwise known as the thorny locust tree, is a deciduous tree native to central North America. This fast-growing plant can reach a height of about twenty to thirty meters. It has a typical life span of one hundred twenty years although some can live up to one hundred fifty years. The honey locust tree (G. triacanthos) possesses compound leaves that are bipinnate when the tree is young and pinnate when the tree is old. According to Joseph Alden, this plant is often promoted by evolutionists as an organism that has evolved in order to adapt to its surroundings. It is claimed that the tree coevolved with the mastodon. As a means of self-defense, the honey locust tree (G. triacanthos) developed large thorns that are about several inches in length and are attached along its trunk. However, Alden questioned such explanations with the following concepts: How did the honey locust tree (G. triacanthas) develop its own defense mechanism especially considering that mutations occur randomly in nature? The context of coevolution itself contradicts the notion underlying the randomness of mutations. Moreover, why did the other trees ravaged by the mastodon not grow large thorns on their trunks for protection?
Sources:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_locust
* http://evolutionfacts.com/New-material/Alden%27s.htm
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Species: E. arvense
Binomial Name: Equisetum arvense
The horsetail (E. arvense), otherwise known as snake grass or puzzlegrass, is the only living genus in the Equisetaceae family, a group of vascular plants whose reproduction is via spores rather than by seeds. This plant is an herbal remedy used in ancient Roman and Greek medicine primarily to stop bleeding, heal ulcers and wounds, and treat tuberculosis and kidney problems. Horsetail (E. arvense) contains silicon and for this reason, it is sometimes suggested in the treatment of osteoporosis. According to Alexander Williams, Lynn Margulis noted that although the horsetail (E. arvense) has an excellent fossil record, it does not have any known ancestral group!
Sources:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum
* http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/horsetail-000257.htm
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Ginkgophyta
Class: Ginkgoopsida
Order: Ginkgoales
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Genus: Ginkgo
Species: G. biloba
Binomial Name: Ginkgo biloba
The Ginkgo tree (G. biloba), a large tree normally twenty to thirty-five meters in height, with some reaching fifty meters, is a unique tree species with no close living relatives and is native to China. It has been used traditionally in medicine and also as a food source. This relatively shade-intolerant species grows best in well-watered and well-drained environments and shows a preference for growth in disturbed sites. According to Alexander Williams, this tree is the only living species of the genus Ginkgo, family Ginkgoaceae, order Ginkgoales, class Ginkgoopsida. Its fossil history extends down to the Permian rocks. Yet, they seem to appear suddenly in the fossil records, fully formed, leaving no clue as to their origin or evolutionary stages.
Sources:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkgo_biloba
* http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/cm/v24/n1/plants
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Subfamily: Sequoioideae
Genus: Sequoia
Species: S. sempervirens
Binomial Name: Sequoia sempervirens
The California redwood (S. sempervirens), otherwise known as the coast redwood or giant redwood, is an evergreen, long-lived monoecious tree that is capable of surviving for up to one thousand eight hundred years. This species includes the tallest known trees in the planet even reaching heights of up to three hundred seventy nine feet. According to Lynn Margulis, conifers which include the California redwood (S. sempervirens), are likely to have descended from the progymnosperms. The problem here is that the progymnosperms are considered to be imaginary evolutionary ancestors; no evidence is present to prove that they have even existed. Moreover, the conifers also gave rise to no other plant phyla. Currently, there is no evidence of them having evolved!
Sources:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_sempervirens
* http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/cm/v24/n1/plants
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Gleditsia
Species: G. triacanthos
Binomial Name: Gleditsia triacanthos
The honey locust tree (G. triacanthos), otherwise known as the thorny locust tree, is a deciduous tree native to central North America. This fast-growing plant can reach a height of about twenty to thirty meters. It has a typical life span of one hundred twenty years although some can live up to one hundred fifty years. The honey locust tree (G. triacanthos) possesses compound leaves that are bipinnate when the tree is young and pinnate when the tree is old. According to Joseph Alden, this plant is often promoted by evolutionists as an organism that has evolved in order to adapt to its surroundings. It is claimed that the tree coevolved with the mastodon. As a means of self-defense, the honey locust tree (G. triacanthos) developed large thorns that are about several inches in length and are attached along its trunk. However, Alden questioned such explanations with the following concepts: How did the honey locust tree (G. triacanthas) develop its own defense mechanism especially considering that mutations occur randomly in nature? The context of coevolution itself contradicts the notion underlying the randomness of mutations. Moreover, why did the other trees ravaged by the mastodon not grow large thorns on their trunks for protection?
Sources:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_locust
* http://evolutionfacts.com/New-material/Alden%27s.htm
Horsetail
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| Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Source: http://www.evitamins.com/healthnotes/support-files/images/Main/Herb/master.k.m.us.Horsetail.jpg |
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| Horsetail (E. arvense) Source: http://www.traderscreek.com/Survival_Guide/Edible_Plants/horsetail.gif |
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Species: E. arvense
Binomial Name: Equisetum arvense
The horsetail (E. arvense), otherwise known as snake grass or puzzlegrass, is the only living genus in the Equisetaceae family, a group of vascular plants whose reproduction is via spores rather than by seeds. This plant is an herbal remedy used in ancient Roman and Greek medicine primarily to stop bleeding, heal ulcers and wounds, and treat tuberculosis and kidney problems. Horsetail (E. arvense) contains silicon and for this reason, it is sometimes suggested in the treatment of osteoporosis. According to Alexander Williams, Lynn Margulis noted that although the horsetail (E. arvense) has an excellent fossil record, it does not have any known ancestral group!
Sources:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum
* http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/horsetail-000257.htm
Ginkgo Tree
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| Ginkgo Tree (Ginkgo biloba) Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/GINKGOBAUM-2.jpg/220px-GINKGOBAUM-2.jpg |
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| Ginkgo Tree (G. biloba) Source: http://www.localecology.org/images/ginkgo_fruit_2.jpg |
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Ginkgophyta
Class: Ginkgoopsida
Order: Ginkgoales
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Genus: Ginkgo
Species: G. biloba
Binomial Name: Ginkgo biloba
The Ginkgo tree (G. biloba), a large tree normally twenty to thirty-five meters in height, with some reaching fifty meters, is a unique tree species with no close living relatives and is native to China. It has been used traditionally in medicine and also as a food source. This relatively shade-intolerant species grows best in well-watered and well-drained environments and shows a preference for growth in disturbed sites. According to Alexander Williams, this tree is the only living species of the genus Ginkgo, family Ginkgoaceae, order Ginkgoales, class Ginkgoopsida. Its fossil history extends down to the Permian rocks. Yet, they seem to appear suddenly in the fossil records, fully formed, leaving no clue as to their origin or evolutionary stages.
Sources:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkgo_biloba
* http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/cm/v24/n1/plants
California Redwood
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| California Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Giant_Sequoia_Sequoiadendron_giganteum_Tyler_Tree_2000px.jpg |
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| California Redwood (S. sempervirens) Source: http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/california/images/s/california-giant-sequoia-trees.jpg |
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Subfamily: Sequoioideae
Genus: Sequoia
Species: S. sempervirens
Binomial Name: Sequoia sempervirens
The California redwood (S. sempervirens), otherwise known as the coast redwood or giant redwood, is an evergreen, long-lived monoecious tree that is capable of surviving for up to one thousand eight hundred years. This species includes the tallest known trees in the planet even reaching heights of up to three hundred seventy nine feet. According to Lynn Margulis, conifers which include the California redwood (S. sempervirens), are likely to have descended from the progymnosperms. The problem here is that the progymnosperms are considered to be imaginary evolutionary ancestors; no evidence is present to prove that they have even existed. Moreover, the conifers also gave rise to no other plant phyla. Currently, there is no evidence of them having evolved!
Sources:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_sempervirens
* http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/cm/v24/n1/plants
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