• Death Valley II

    October 2, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C

    How colors & textures help plants survive:
    - Light Color reflects sunlight, staying cooler on hot days.
    - Dark Color absorbs sunlight, for faster growth during winter
    - Waxy helps prevent water loss
    - Hairy reflects light and protects from water loss
    - Yellow Flowers attracts lots of pollinators in a short period of time
    - Spotted Camouflage hides from hungry animals
    - Spiny protects from animals and shades surface
    - White Flowers attracts pollinators at night, when it‘s cooler
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