Fascinating... Plants recognize, and share light/nutrients with, their own kind:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=plants-share-light-if-neighbor-is-r-09-11-20
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/whos_that_hangi.html
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