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9.3.5.2 Plants on Exoplanets Around G Stars
Planet earth and the sun are the most natural system to consider. At the same time,
life on Earth will be the reference point for rocky planets or super-earths around G
stars. In this case, the green plants most commonly found in our country will be the
ones taken into account.
9.3.5.3 Plants on Exoplanets Around K Stars
Festuca Glauca (Blue fescue grass) is a colorful ornamental grass with icy blue
foliage and pale yellow flowers.
9.3.5.4 Plants on Exoplanets Around M Stars
Aeonium arboreum, Ophiopogon Planiscapus and Colacasia Esculenta are four
species with dark foliage. A useful reference here is the work of Prof. Rosario Schicchi, Director of the Palermo Botanical Garden and professor at Palermo University.
His suggestions and a direct comparison with Prof. Schicchi’s criteria should be
instrumental not only on the choice of the most suitable plants for the various environments, but also for his study of some types of plants that live in extreme conditions,
so much so that they can be selected based on the conditions of temperature, pressure
and mass of the planet where they could live.
S. Masiero and M. S. Erculiani
9.3.5.2 Plants on Exoplanets Around G Stars
Planet earth and the sun are the most natural system to consider. At the same time,
life on Earth will be the reference point for rocky planets or super-earths around G
stars. In this case, the green plants most commonly found in our country will be the
ones taken into account.
9.3.5.3 Plants on Exoplanets Around K Stars
Festuca Glauca (Blue fescue grass) is a colorful ornamental grass with icy blue
foliage and pale yellow flowers.
9.3.5.4 Plants on Exoplanets Around M Stars
Aeonium arboreum, Ophiopogon Planiscapus and Colacasia Esculenta are four
species with dark foliage. A useful reference here is the work of Prof. Rosario Schicchi, Director of the Palermo Botanical Garden and professor at Palermo University.
His suggestions and a direct comparison with Prof. Schicchi’s criteria should be
instrumental not only on the choice of the most suitable plants for the various environments, but also for his study of some types of plants that live in extreme conditions,
so much so that they can be selected based on the conditions of temperature, pressure
and mass of the planet where they could live.