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I’ve used the word intelligence in my writing because I think that scientifically we attribute intelligence to certain structures and functions. When we dissect a plant and the forest and look at those things—Does it have a neural network? Is there communication? Is there perception and reception of messages? Will you change behaviors depending on what you’re perceiving? Do you remember things? Do you learn things? Would you do something differently if you had experienced something in the past?—those are all hallmarks of intelligence. Plants do have intelligence. They have all the structures. They have all the functions. They have the behaviors.

Never Underestimate the Intelligence of Trees
Plants communicate, nurture their seedlings, and get stressed.
By Brandon Keim October 31, 2019

http://nautil.us/issue/77/underworlds/never-underestimate-the-intelligence-of-trees