Lambrecht 等在American journal of botany发文[Plant water status and hydraulic conductance during flowering in the southern California coastal sage shrub Salvia mellifera (Lamiaceae)]称鼠尾草花期花会利用较多的水资源,如果在干旱期这种习性或许会阻碍鼠尾草的进一步开花甚至会造成鼠尾草的生殖失败,难道这种生长在半干旱环境里的植物不会适应环境而调整代谢循环?在开花这么一个重要的发育阶段连花自身都不保?