dichotomiker, 10 months ago

@itwasntme223 @wcbdata Holy f_ck. They think they found Silphium, the ancient plant that they thought went extinct 2000 years ago!

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/miracle-plant-eaten-extinction-2000-years-ago-silphion

#science #history #botany @plants

LordCaramac, 10 months ago

@dichotomiker @itwasntme223 @wcbdata @plants My biologist housemate isn't convinced. He'll probably send me an email soon with more information on why this probably isn't silphium.

LordCaramac, 10 months ago

@dichotomiker @itwasntme223 @wcbdata @plants @iteration523 @sarfeo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferula_drudeana - here's an entire paragraph about the silphium hypothesis

dichotomiker, 10 months ago

@LordCaramac @itwasntme223 @wcbdata @plants @iteration523 @sarfeo "No indication" cannot contradict either. The article consistently leaves it open to assign your own probabilities and also illustrates how hard proofs have to be.

dichotomiker, 10 months ago

@itwasntme223 @plants