Sunflowers Move from East to West, and Back, By the Clock (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Sunflowers Move from East to West, and Back, By the Clock

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When they're mature, sunflowers stop tracking the sun and instead face solely eastward.

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Ben Blackman

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