Today’s discovery while washing Trichophorum cespitosum roots: tiny coil spring structures! Possibly part of contractile roots? Nature’s engineering never ceases to surprise. #roots #ecology #peatlands

#GoBelowground course is over! Huge thanks to all participants and lecturers! We hope you made it home safely and found the course useful. And also big thanks @czechacademy.bsky.social and @ibotcz.bsky.social for their support. Until next time! #ExFuMo #functional #morphology #clonality #roots