Codonopsis pilosula twines either to the left or to the right
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We report the twining handedness of Codonopsis pilosula, which has either a 9 leftor right-handed helix among different plants, among different tillers within a 10 single plant, and among different branches within a single tiller. The handedness was 11 randomly distributed among different plants, among the tillers within the same plants, 12 but not among the branches within the same tillers. Moreover, the handedness of the 13 stems can be strongly influenced by external forces, i.e. the compulsory left and right 14 forming inclined to produce more leftand right-handed twining stems, respectively, 15 and the reversing could make a left-handed stem to be right-handed and vice versa. We 16 also discuss the probable mechanisms these curious cases happen. 17
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