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| 12 | 368 | In the winter buds of many of these plants lie dormant in a fluffy View more quotes about sheath">sheath which protects them from cold. |
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| 12 | 365 | The tundra at this time of year belies its reputation for bleakness. |
| 12 | 366 | In many places it bursts into bloom with small flowers. |
| 12 | 367 | Almost all of the plants of this nature are perennials, as the growing season is too short to permit most annuals to complete their growing cycle. |
| 12 | 368 | In the winter buds of many of these plants lie dormant in a fluffy sheath which protects them from cold. |
| 12 | 369 | Some two hundred and forty different types of plants grow in the Gorean arctic within five hundred pasangs of the pole. |
| 12 | 370 | None of these, interestingly, is poisonous, and none possesses thorns. |
| 12 | 371 | During the summer plants and flowers will grow almost anywhere in the arctic except on or near the glacial ice. |