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  2. Hibiscus mutabilis - Wikipedia

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    Weight of a single detached flower was 15.6 g (0.55 oz) when white, 12.7 g (0.45 oz) when pink and 11.0 g (0.39 oz) when red. Anthocyanin content of red flowers was three times that of pink flowers and eight times that of white flowers. There was a significant increase in phenolic content with color change.

  3. Floral color change - Wikipedia

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    Ipomoea indica flowers change from bright blue to a faded purple by the end of the day. [2] Hibiscus mutabilis flowers changing colors during a day. Floral color change occurs in flowers in a wide range of angiosperm taxa that undergo a color change associated with their age, or after successful pollination. [3] [4]

  4. Leontopodium nivale - Wikipedia

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    Its leaves and flowers are covered with dense hairs, which appear to protect the plant from cold, aridity, and ultraviolet radiation. [2] It is a scarce, short-lived flower found in remote mountain areas and has been used as a symbol for alpinism , for rugged beauty and purity associated with the Alps and Carpathians.

  5. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Language of flowers – cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers; Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowersflowers that represent specific geographic areas

  6. Mimosa pudica - Wikipedia

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    Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, [citation needed] action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, touch-and-die, or shameplant) [3] [2] is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop ...

  7. How California eco-bureaucrats halted a Pacific Palisades ...

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    The good news for the milkvetch plant is that they usually need wildfire to sprout — meaning dormant seeds now have a massive new habitat for a new crop of the rare shrub.

  8. Rafflesia - Wikipedia

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    Rafflesia (/ r ə ˈ f l iː z (i) ə,-ˈ f l iː ʒ (i) ə, r æ-/), [2] or stinking corpse lily, [3] is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. [4] The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world.

  9. 10 weird things that can kill you almost instantly - AOL

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    Many are due to attacks carried out by a single animal, but bovines have been known to organize and strike in groups. Number 4.Gamma Ray Bursts. The powerful forces can be released by any number ...