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Boechera, Why are you so Cool?

Kipling once said: "Only mad-dogs and Englishmen go out in the noon day sun". To this list we can also add plants they are out in the noon day sun because they are not able to move to the shade when things get hot. Plants... click to read more

Elizabeth Waters | Professor at San Diego State University, Campanile Drive San Diego, CA, USA

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sun heat

rockcress

Boechera depauperata

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Nov 21, 2017

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