Sun light creates plants, so arguably every plant’s growth is all about capturing the optimal amount of sun, moisture and nutrients that its particular plant species needs. But conversely, are plants entirely oblivious to moon light? Or can you see in the way some species grow that they also attempt to capture some degree of nocturnal luminescence?
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Moonlight is just sunlight reflected off the moon, so it’s not any different than sunlight, it’s just less of it at night. Plants don’t have to do anything special to make use of moonlight, but some actually do fold up at night to protect themselves rather than absorb moonlight which would suggest the protection of folding up is more advantageous than the small amount of energy from the moonlight.
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