Empheral

• Title

  Empheral

• Definition

  A temperate zone plant that sends out leaves and photosynthesizes in the spring before the leaves of the trees appear. During this time the plant produces and stores enough carbohydrate to allow it to flower the following spring. Not long after flowering, the plant wilts and remains inconspicuous until the next spring.

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