Rocky Mountain Mustard Plant (IMAGE)

Dartmouth College

Rocky Mountain Mustard Plant

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Dartmouth College and University of South Carolina researchers found that a Rocky Mountain mustard plant quickly alters its physical appearance and flowering time in response to different environmental conditions, suggesting some species can shape-shift in real time to cope with climate change without having to migrate or evolve.

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