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Spring messengers – liverleaves

22.04.2022 16:04

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Liverleaves are one of the first species of wild plants that blooms in the spring when the snow melts. The flowers produce a lot of pollen, and the species is an important nectar plant for the first pollinating insects (bees, bumblebees, flower flies).

In nature, there are many different variations of flower shapes and colours for liverleaves. The colour of a plant is determined by anthocyanins, whose crystal colour is related to the environment in which they are formed.

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In an acidic soil they turn pink, in an alkaline soil - blue, and in a neutral soil - purple. On the other hand, white liverleaves are genetically formed in the absence of colour pigment. Rarely, liverleaves with variegated, stuffed flowers or particularly long or, conversely, short filaments are formed.

 

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