# Episode 269: Say What? Talking Plants

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Podcast: [The Wandering Naturalist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wandering-naturalist-1156951)
Published: 2026-02-04T08:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.threeriversparks.org/podcast
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## Resource

Do plants really talk? Not like we do, but Dr. Simon Gilroy, Professor of Botany at the University of Wisconsin Madison, shares the research he and others have done that has shed light on how plants communicate. From leaves hearing and the plant responding, to the smell of fresh cut grass alerting other plants of distress, wander with us as we explore plant communication.

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