Examples and Adaptation
Examples: Horse weed, Lily-of-the-valley, Butterfly weed
Adaptation:
The Butterfly weed has a large taproot that stores food and water. It can live longer in the hot dry Texas summers. Also, it has two methods of reproduction: It can reproduce via seeds or root division. So of the seeds may not survive the climate, the root system is underground and has a better chance of survival and successfully reproducing.
Adaptation:
The Butterfly weed has a large taproot that stores food and water. It can live longer in the hot dry Texas summers. Also, it has two methods of reproduction: It can reproduce via seeds or root division. So of the seeds may not survive the climate, the root system is underground and has a better chance of survival and successfully reproducing.
Fun Facts
- Land plants evolved 700 million years ago.
- 250,000 different plant species.
- Second largest kingdom out of the six.