Is plant life “intelligent”?
If you are interested, there is a great book called “
The Hidden Life of Trees” that addresses plant intelligence.
It argues that trees are highly social creatures and will keep each other alive when sick or injured by sharing nutrients via their roots? Some stumps have been found that are still alive hundreds of years after the tree fell, because it's been nourished by its nearby “family members”.
Trees can identify saliva and protect itself from the bacteria in it. Which would mean it would have a sense of taste, right?
This subject has fascinated me recently and it’ll be a good argument for being vegetarian to save lives when the plants they eat are also “beings”.
Plus I love plants!