Winter wildflowers βοΈ
In a process called thermogenesis, the eastern skunk cabbage produces heat by metabolic processes. This allows the plant to melt surrounding snow and emerge as early as February!
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Winter wildflowers βοΈ
In a process called thermogenesis, the eastern skunk cabbage produces heat by metabolic processes. This allows the plant to melt surrounding snow and emerge as early as February!
#scienceinamerica