Perennial plants start going into a dormancy period in late summer to protect them through the upcoming winter.

For example, if life first blossomed in an isolated inland hot spring, dormancy could have helped it disperse beyond the original oasis.

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar., 1916), pp. 99-120 (22 pages) In closing let us consider a few of the more important general bearings of the facts treated in this paper. 1. Dormancy in ...