# De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6) 2.13.1

Theophrastus, De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6), Book 2, Chapter 13. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theophrastus/de-causis-plantarum-lib-2-6/2.13.1

Αἱ δὲ μεταβολαὶ τῶν καρπῶν κατὰ τὰς χώρας δῆλον ὅτι κατὰ τὸν ἀέρα καὶ τὰ ἐδάφη γίνονται, διὰ τούτων γὰρ καὶ ἐκ τούτων αἱ τροφαὶ πᾶσιν. Ἰσχυρὸν δ' ἡ τροφὴ πρὸς ὁμοίωσιν εἴ γε καὶ ἐν τοῖς ζώοις οὕτως γίνεται ὁμοιότης. Φαίνεται δ' οὐ μόνον τὰ σπέρματα καὶ τὰ φυτὰ καὶ τὰ δένδρα μεταβάλλειν ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ ζῶα καὶ τρόπον τινὰ μᾶλλον ταῦτα· καὶ γὰρ τὰς μορφὰς ἐξομοιοῦνται κατὰ τοὺς τόπους· ἐν δὲ τοῖς καρποῖς οὐχ ὁμοίως τοῦτο ἐπίδηλον.

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Theophrastus Phil., De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6). Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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