water minimizing adaptations of plants (1 Viewer)

[thebigticket]

Does anyone know any examples of Australian terrestrial plants and their adaptations in minimizing water loss (other than eucalyptus) and can u plz explain how these adaptations work?

Also 4 spinifex leaf rolling is an adaptation, what is leaf rolling and how does it work?

 

[Uniqueness]

Rolling of the leaf reduces surface area exposed to the sun, hence less evaporation of water loss.

 

[Wajahat zia]

stick with eucalyptus

 

[ZombieApocalypse]

eucalyptus plants. Their leaves hang vertically to reduce exposure to sun during mid day (hottest part of teh day)

 

[TheOptimist]

Plant: Pigface, Adaptation: CAM(Crussulacean Acid Metabolism) = open stomates during the night for gas exchange, then undergoes photosynthesis during the day=less transpiration =less water loss

 

[ZombieApocalypse]

I think Banksia leaves are also hairy, reducing transiration

 

[ZombieApocalypse]

wattles have sunken stomates