If you think of how each epoch as being like a season, so do the plants and animals that appear within that time. Other plants may have took up the niche of where grasses would've had a place for. Their ancestors may have just been waiting until the correct opportunity to finally takeover. Like a time during later winter or early spring only certain plants would take advantage of the lack of tree foliage blocking the sky. Spring ephemerals, which are plants that only seem to pop up in this short period grow quickly just before trees block the ground with their leaves above the canopy. This "short period" in geological time may have been the time when they appeared.
It's always exciting to see Tasha hosting an episode and I'm loving that we are getting to see more of her recently. Her good mood and energy are contagious.
Yes,grass can do a better job sequestering carbon and producing oxygen but let's remind people that these are prairie grasses who's roots reach as deep into into the soil as many tree roots and who grow as tall as a bison's hump. They are usually accompanied by many other plant species as well as all the insects and other wildlife that call it home. They are the foundation of an ecosystem. Those golf course style lawns just give water a handy surface to evaporate from while offering no shelter or nourishment to our fellow creatures. Let lawns become little blooming pollinator refuges with native wildflowers sharing space with native grasses.
I think a lot of those native prairie grasses only grow like that when they're allowed to burn every so many years, clearing out the thatch above and encouraging the roots to grow deeper, maybe I'm wrong but that's how I understand it
sea grass are actually unrelated to grasses, they dont belong in the poales order, they are related to arecae(calla lilies, peace lilys) they belong in the alistamales order. also thier distinct flower morphology is more like that of the peace and cally lily family, male and female seperate spatially flowers.
I find it fascinating how monocots gave rise to both the unassuming and useful grasses and also the wildly diverse Araceae which includes most popular houseplants like monstera and philodendron
This is a thorough video to go into the Oligocene, that's great! It would be cool to see a video on horsetail/Equisetum, I've always found it so interesting. A vascular plant that reproduces via spores! And I always loved making puzzles with them as a kid. I learn so much from your channel and I love that you foster an appreciation of plants!
Omg, I’ve been trying to look into the evolutionary success of grass for a long time. It’s incredible how successful they are.thx! I also may or may not have an idea of making a plant evolution anime bc I’m that much of a nerd,but also seriously it’s cool
Marvelous work as usual, Tasha. I have an idea for Danielle. For the next video, care to try discussing about the unique wildness of Przewalski's horse? Of all species of the Equus genus, this one is considered to be the only true wild horse in the world.
@@animalogic one ques tion to sasha ? Are the Antarctica flowering grass edi ble , specifically their flowers? If they are, can people cultivate these grass like cro ps in Antarctica?would appreciate your reply.
Grass here often dies off in summer (Australia). It gets pretty hot here. It has been a wet 3 or 4 summers in a row though for us so the grass grows like mad! My favourite plant though is hemp. I can't handle the strong cannabis so the hemp buds are perfect to mellow me out without getting me too high.
Im literally starting a variety of Dechampsia in my bedroom (it's warm and gets that nice evening sun when we have it) though it's been less than a week, and grass seed takes a bit to get going.
6:39 *diverged from the ancestors of chimps... our common ancestor were likely orthograde clamoring apes. Sounds like a nitpick but many people actually don't understand this and, as a bit of a cheerleader of science, I feel it's helpful to be clear about it. Edit: So, basically, we were already standing up (that is, our ancestors were) when the environment shifted from woodlands to grasslands spotted with smaller woodlands, we just weren't as well adapted for running and such. Since we found a niche that relied on efficient fast movement across grasslands and we were already bipedal (the most efficient method of moving across the ground), we adapted to get better at it. I know less about the adaptation of chimps to knucklewalking but there must be some advantage to it in wooded environments. For VASTLY better explanation of everything about hominin evolution and apes in general, check out Gutsick Gibbon. Erika over there is excellent... Animalogic should consider a collaboration with her, that would be awesome!
Love your videos Tasha! Would you have any interest in doing a video (or a series of videos???) about plant intelligence? There has been some shocking research about this in recent years... really want to learn more...
Wonderful PlantLogic video as always Tasha and Animalogic Crew! I was thinking it might be great to talk about SoCal’s favorite garden plants and Hipsters’ favorite low maintenance home/office plants, the succulents!!
Many grasses have rhizomes and stolons which make them some of the only plants capable of running away from stressors or toward more favorable habitat. Aggressive tropical grasses like St. Augustine grass have been known to smother bushes and small trees under a mat of stolons. Some grasses are allelopathic, meaning they poison other plants and grasses to make room for themselves. The C4 carbon fixation that grasses like corn, bamboo and miscanthus have is so efficient, that nothing on earth can beat them for biomass in a given area.
Really fascinating. It's amazing to see just how much we rely on grass. Funny to think that we (primates) still rely on fruit because of our vitamin c 🤔 deficiency.
Can yall do a video on Portulaca Oleracea (Common Purslane) It's a super cool plant, that is commonly treated as a weed, but it's a nutritious plant, that grows easily. It's also one of the only known examples of Facultative CAM while also using C4 photosynthesis. As a succulent, and is a great source of a lot of nutrients! Also, In general, I think it would be cool if you could cover Facultative CAM in a video! :D
How did redwoods and red cedars evolve past their predators: they don't get sick, they don't rot.... How where plants effected by the astroid? Do grasslands depend on disturbance: grazing, burning? How do our charismatic grazers create the ideal conditions for plants? Pleistocene park (using the mammoth step ecosystem to protect the permafrost) from an nerdy ecology perspective? ❤❤❤❤😂❤❤❤❤ Ty ty ty, srry
For how common grass is, it's weird to think about how it only evolved relatively recently in geologic time scales.
Dude but like what was there before grass
@@borzoilover4156well, other plants…
If you think of how each epoch as being like a season, so do the plants and animals that appear within that time.
Other plants may have took up the niche of where grasses would've had a place for. Their ancestors may have just been waiting until the correct opportunity to finally takeover.
Like a time during later winter or early spring only certain plants would take advantage of the lack of tree foliage blocking the sky. Spring ephemerals, which are plants that only seem to pop up in this short period grow quickly just before trees block the ground with their leaves above the canopy.
This "short period" in geological time may have been the time when they appeared.
@@arturofranco7282 yeah but like i cant picture a world without grass
@@borzoilover4156 Fungus, at one time, filled every niche. Tree size fungus, ground cover fungus. All the fungus lol.
Some say Tasha doesn't bother making coffee. She just chews the beans and washes it down with boiling water for freshness.
Wait... What? Isn't that how everyone drinks coffee?
Thats how i eat my instant ramen
I almost do that when I toss coffee grounds in my mug and add boiling water, to cheap to buy a coffee maker😂😂
@@iffracem It's how REAL men do it 😜 If you can't taste/pick the coffee grit in your teeth hours later, then you ain't doing it right!
It's always exciting to see Tasha hosting an episode and I'm loving that we are getting to see more of her recently. Her good mood and energy are contagious.
Another great, high quality video. Love this channel!
As an urban grass farmer (I have a lawn), I'm surprised dandelions haven't taken over the world.
Lol they sort of have. I believe astereceae are the second most diverse species of plants.
@@maplesyrup76 First
@@toxicmale2264 Uhhhh
Dandelions are very healthy
Dandelions are not native to North America so in a way they have already conquered, they are an invasive species.
Yes,grass can do a better job sequestering carbon and producing oxygen but let's remind people that these are prairie grasses who's roots reach as deep into into the soil as many tree roots and who grow as tall as a bison's hump. They are usually accompanied by many other plant species as well as all the insects and other wildlife that call it home. They are the foundation of an ecosystem. Those golf course style lawns just give water a handy surface to evaporate from while offering no shelter or nourishment to our fellow creatures. Let lawns become little blooming pollinator refuges with native wildflowers sharing space with native grasses.
I think a lot of those native prairie grasses only grow like that when they're allowed to burn every so many years, clearing out the thatch above and encouraging the roots to grow deeper, maybe I'm wrong but that's how I understand it
The content keeps getting better! Keep up the great work!
I love Tasha.
Her knowledge energy enthusiasm humour & style.
She makes learning fun & I'm 62.
Thank you
It always fascinates me just how many things are actually grass, like so many vegetables, plants, crops etc. are grass!
Seagrass deserves a mention for being the only flowering plant to conquer the salty seas.
I was wondering if anyone else had this to say!
Not sure if that is actually a grass, or a flowering plant.
@@golwenlothlindel All grasses are flowering plants and seagrass is definitely a grass.
sea grass are actually unrelated to grasses, they dont belong in the poales order, they are related to arecae(calla lilies, peace lilys) they belong in the alistamales order. also thier distinct flower morphology is more like that of the peace and cally lily family, male and female seperate spatially flowers.
I live in Utah and it's always so wild to see green grass under the snow that's stayed green all winter.
I find it fascinating how monocots gave rise to both the unassuming and useful grasses and also the wildly diverse Araceae which includes most popular houseplants like monstera and philodendron
This is a thorough video to go into the Oligocene, that's great! It would be cool to see a video on horsetail/Equisetum, I've always found it so interesting. A vascular plant that reproduces via spores! And I always loved making puzzles with them as a kid. I learn so much from your channel and I love that you foster an appreciation of plants!
Nature is always so beautiful and fascinating
Trying to imagine the world during the Mesozoic having no grass weirds me the math out. Thanks for highlighting these amazing species!!
Grass actually appears in Cretaceous, and we have evidence that was eaten by sauropods.
0:04 That reminds me when they gave us nailclippers and made us cut the Rugby field
Omg, I’ve been trying to look into the evolutionary success of grass for a long time. It’s incredible how successful they are.thx!
I also may or may not have an idea of making a plant evolution anime bc I’m that much of a nerd,but also seriously it’s cool
NO WAY FOLDER HI!!!
It's impressive such common plants can be so interesting if you just study them in a slightly deeper level.
Marvelous work as usual, Tasha. I have an idea for Danielle. For the next video, care to try discussing about the unique wildness of Przewalski's horse? Of all species of the Equus genus, this one is considered to be the only true wild horse in the world.
You’ll be excited by next week’s video.
@@animalogic one ques tion to sasha ? Are the Antarctica flowering grass edi ble , specifically their flowers? If they are, can people cultivate these grass like cro ps in Antarctica?would appreciate your reply.
FINALLY A VIDEO ABOUT GRASSES
Grass here often dies off in summer (Australia). It gets pretty hot here. It has been a wet 3 or 4 summers in a row though for us so the grass grows like mad! My favourite plant though is hemp. I can't handle the strong cannabis so the hemp buds are perfect to mellow me out without getting me too high.
My favorite grass is cannabis and my favorite weed is grass
TASHA IS LIFE❤
My girl, you are teh awesome. Learn a lot from you. 👏🏾
I requested this! Thank you, grass is fascinating.
Im literally starting a variety of Dechampsia in my bedroom (it's warm and gets that nice evening sun when we have it) though it's been less than a week, and grass seed takes a bit to get going.
Came for the grass info, stayed for the blooper reel; I also hum "Entry of the Gladiators" when dealing with a frustrating situation. 😂
6:39 *diverged from the ancestors of chimps... our common ancestor were likely orthograde clamoring apes. Sounds like a nitpick but many people actually don't understand this and, as a bit of a cheerleader of science, I feel it's helpful to be clear about it.
Edit: So, basically, we were already standing up (that is, our ancestors were) when the environment shifted from woodlands to grasslands spotted with smaller woodlands, we just weren't as well adapted for running and such. Since we found a niche that relied on efficient fast movement across grasslands and we were already bipedal (the most efficient method of moving across the ground), we adapted to get better at it. I know less about the adaptation of chimps to knucklewalking but there must be some advantage to it in wooded environments. For VASTLY better explanation of everything about hominin evolution and apes in general, check out Gutsick Gibbon. Erika over there is excellent... Animalogic should consider a collaboration with her, that would be awesome!
This series brings me SO much joy!
Real interessting one! Thx and keep it up!
I never thought a video about grasses could be so interesting, kudos to this excellent content!
Some grasses are used in perfumes, such as lemongrass and vetiver.
I love learning about plants just as much as animals. There's so much we don't know and take for granted. Grass is definitely one of those things!
Kinda mindblowing to think that we are for the most part a product of, and part of, the grassland ecosystem.
Love those out takes
Love your videos Tasha! Would you have any interest in doing a video (or a series of videos???) about plant intelligence? There has been some shocking research about this in recent years... really want to learn more...
Thank you all so much for this awesome perspective!
Just another great video 🙌🏼
Thank you
Roots also have pores that funnels water deeper into the ground which is part of why trees can get their roots so far down.
Wonderful PlantLogic video as always Tasha and Animalogic Crew! I was thinking it might be great to talk about SoCal’s favorite garden plants and Hipsters’ favorite low maintenance home/office plants, the succulents!!
Amazing video! I definitely have a new respect for grass and its importance.
That's deeper than I thought..
Wow, amazed by this channel ❤
Can someone tell me how well rounded and truly talented this woman is
Walking upright gave us butts. Shout out grass.
I wasn't ready for the slurping noises. I spilled my drink 😂
Tasha. What a talented individual.
Love this channel!
Grass, man! 👽
Best episode you can speak of grasses👌👌👌👌
Thank you
Why isn't there a dedicated Floralogic channel as this is too good and delicious.
Many grasses have rhizomes and stolons which make them some of the only plants capable of running away from stressors or toward more favorable habitat.
Aggressive tropical grasses like St. Augustine grass have been known to smother bushes and small trees under a mat of stolons.
Some grasses are allelopathic, meaning they poison other plants and grasses to make room for themselves.
The C4 carbon fixation that grasses like corn, bamboo and miscanthus have is so efficient, that nothing on earth can beat them for biomass in a given area.
She is so funny and unique, I really like here. I love floralogic too
She TRULY looks sHOCKED and amazed. Love it 👍🏾
I love Animalogic!!!
DO A vid on grapes!🍇
Really fascinating. It's amazing to see just how much we rely on grass.
Funny to think that we (primates) still rely on fruit because of our vitamin c 🤔 deficiency.
4:46 Do you really need to say "Poop" so many times in this sentence? ... Yes😁
i've been so curious about this lately
Your videos rock bro 🤘
You had me at grass
definitely agree that these are the most important planets in the ecosystem of any ecosystem👊
Have you done a show about _Brassica oleracea_ yet?
Very interesting! Didn't know most of these facts
Can yall do a video on Portulaca Oleracea (Common Purslane)
It's a super cool plant, that is commonly treated as a weed, but it's a nutritious plant, that grows easily.
It's also one of the only known examples of Facultative CAM while also using C4 photosynthesis.
As a succulent, and is a great source of a lot of nutrients!
Also, In general, I think it would be cool if you could cover Facultative CAM in a video! :D
I basically watch this show for Tasha’s blooper reel ❤
Do a video on the american chestnut.
I always knew Bamboo was grass, but never realized that sugarcane is grass too.
my favorite grass is corn😂
The slurp at the end 😂
My favourite gag is that the we were domesticated by grains.
What about sea grasses, or any grass that grows submerged underwater, marshlands and swamps? Those seem equally interesting imo.
3:08 What's the 2nd species of flowering plant in Antarctica?
7:49 that's the noise I make when I finish, too ; p
Even Animal and Plant lovers can learn something new. Could you talk about Elephant Ear plants next.
Can you please do a video on the waking palm
Next we should talk about Tasha the Amazon and why she likes plants so much.
Worlds best plant. ❤
Please talk about phantom orchids next!
In the book "The Sand county almanac" The author Aldo Leopold suggests that we are slaves to grass rather than masters of the earth
I like how the miniature of the video is trying to get us exited about grass XD
Grass lives in Antarctica!!! We liked this video about grass
Glad you enjoyed it!! :D
I love grass 💚
I recommend the SF-book "Greener Than You Think (1947)" by Ward Moore.🍒
The out takes are crazy and now I know why - grass!
How did redwoods and red cedars evolve past their predators: they don't get sick, they don't rot....
How where plants effected by the astroid?
Do grasslands depend on disturbance: grazing, burning? How do our charismatic grazers create the ideal conditions for plants?
Pleistocene park (using the mammoth step ecosystem to protect the permafrost) from an nerdy ecology perspective?
❤❤❤❤😂❤❤❤❤ Ty ty ty, srry
Nightshades are like cool story about feeding the World
Hey Tasha, any chance for an episode on Iboga.
I did not know rice was a grass. I knew the others were, but that's mind blowing
I would like to know about the other flowering plant in Antarctica
Can you make a video about cacao?
Cannabis/Hemp deserves a floralogic ep
Tasha could star as Eartha Kitt in a biopic.
Seagrass?
Wait, corn is grass?
Psychotria viridis and alba, and of course Banisteriopsis caapi 😉💛
Holey moley almost 2 million subs!
We are so close!!
Let's gooooo! I'm alergic to the pollen of the most important plants for humans..
Cool .
I wish you guys wouldve gone into the invasive nature of grasses commonly used for lawns and how they're outcompeting native species