The tumbleweed dispersal strategies are unusual among plants; most species disperse their seeds by other mechanisms. Many tumbleweeds (though by no means all) are ruderal species, opportunistic agricultural weeds. Tumbleweeds have been recorded in the following plant families:
The most obvious is temperature. If the air temperature is above 32Â°F snow and ice will start to melt, at or below 32Â° and it will remain frozen. Think about a popsicleâ¦ inside the freezer it stays frozen, outside it starts to melt. The amount of sunshine plays a big factor.
A: Chemists at the University of Utah discovered that ice forms at temperatures as low as minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a Science Daily article. Prior to this discovery, scientists believed ice formed exclusively at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.