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minus-squareCareHare@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 hours agoPurple leaves are a thing.
minus-squareisleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 minutes agoAs is purple rain.
minus-squareNot a newt@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60arrow-down1·4 hours agoThat’s from plants that get their air mostly from the shade and sunsets, so obviously they’d be less yellow and more dark and red.
minus-squareCareHare@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·4 hours agoI know this is a joke, but to be fair: the scientific consensus (now) is that the purple pigmentation acts as a sort of sunscreen against too much sunlight.
Purple leaves are a thing.
As is purple rain.
That’s from plants that get their air mostly from the shade and sunsets, so obviously they’d be less yellow and more dark and red.
I know this is a joke, but to be fair: the scientific consensus (now) is that the purple pigmentation acts as a sort of sunscreen against too much sunlight.