New Water Lily Species Called Proof of Evolution

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"This species isn't just new to Manitoba, it is a new species of plant that has evolved fairly recently," said Diana Robson, the Manitoba Museum's curator of botany. "Evolution isn't just something that occurred in the past; it's happening right now."

Robson was alerted to the possibility a new plant species existed in northern Manitoba by John Wiersema, a biologist and water-lily expert with the United States Department of Agriculture. In an old collection, Wiersema found documented a strange specimen of water lily that was collected in Manitoba 60 years ago.

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New Water Lily Species Called Proof of Evolution

By Will Tremain

A new species of water lily discovered this year helps prove the theory of evolution, a Manit...

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