I was flipping through my awesome new plant book the other day and came across Plants that Changed the World:
Cinchona (this is where we get quinine)
Wheat (along with barley, rice and corn)
Rubber
Cocoa
Pepper
Cotton
Papyrus
I never really thought of plants much in relation to the development of civilization, but these make total sense. I have come across some of these plant influencing populace before, but it's easy to forget just how easy we as a species can be shaped by something that can't even move on its own.
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If you found that interesting, you should read The Botany of Desire (if you haven't already)
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