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minus-squarerants_unnecessarily@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 hours agoSo why are some plants purple?
minus-squareSirdubdee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoCold nights while growing.
minus-squareAqivex@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 hours agoAnthocyanins!. Which curiously enough, can also photosynthesize, and more readily absorb energy from green light than chlorophyll! Makes me wonder what could be achieved with some careful engineering…
minus-squareisleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoThey never got the update.
So why are some plants purple?
Cold nights while growing.
Anthocyanins!.
Which curiously enough, can also photosynthesize, and more readily absorb energy from green light than chlorophyll!
Makes me wonder what could be achieved with some careful engineering…
Wish I knew lol
They never got the update.