The La Brea Tar Pits have also provided science with interesting information about the plants that grew in the area.

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It's interesting how humans and plants have evolved together, and there's a very interesting book on this by Michael Pollan called, The Botany of Desire.

人和作物如何共同演化,这问题很有趣,迈克尔·保伦就此写了本很有意思的书,《植物的欲望》

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