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Mature sunflowers do not track the Sun.
Immature sunflower buds exhibit heliotopism. The heliotropic motion of the bud is performed by the pulvinus, a flexible segment just below the bud, due to reversible changes in turgor pressure (no growth).
Many plants are known for their ability to track the movements of the sun by a process called solar tracking or heliotropism. This is sometimes controlled by water movement in and out of cells and plant hormones.
However, cultivated sunflowers will track the sun only when young or in bud. Once mature, the flowers tend to face east. Wild sunflowers do not track the sun.
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As to why they face east, no one knows at this time. It is thought it may be to protect young developing seeds from the hot rays of the afternoon sun.
Leaves of many plants track the sun to collect the most light energy for photosynthesis, but photosynthesis has nothing to do with the leaf movements.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoBecause it is called a "sun"flower, it has long been thought that the flower head will follow the sun's sky path (this is called heliotropism). Immature flower buds will do this, but the mature flower heads point in an easterly direction. It is really fantastic to see an entire field of sunflowers looking at you. Literally all of them. But if it is late afternoon, you will also be looking into the face of the sun.
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∙ 13y agothey move there head. The process is called heliotropism
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∙ 11y agoPositive tropism
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