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What special type of photosynthesis allows desert plants to open their stomata only at night?
What massive root structures help stabilize giant kapok trees in shallow, wet rainforest soils?
Which desert-dwelling cactus can store up to 1,500 gallons of water in its spongy stem?
sonia Extreme Plants
Welwitschia, two leaves strong, In the Namib where it belongs! Lives for ages, a desert song.
sonia Rainforest plants adapt to low light and wet soil using aerial roots and wide bases.
How fast does a Venus flytrap snap its leaves shut when its trigger hairs are stimulated?
How does the low, cushion-like growth form of tundra plants help them survive freezing winds?
Ancient desert survivors: The Welwitschia plant, native to the Namib Desert, grows only two leaves in its entire life, which can survive and grow for over 1,500 years.
What are plants called that grow harmlessly on other trees to reach sunlight, like Amazonian bromeliads?
Which pigments help Arctic tundra plants absorb heat and protect their tissues from solar radiation?
A plant that is adapted to survive in an environment with very little liquid water. The Namib Desert's Welwitschia mirabilis survives for over a thousand years in extremely arid conditions.