Parrot Pea
Behavioural adaptations
NA
Physiological adaptations
- Leaves of the parrot pea are curled into a cylinder which minimises the surface area and protects the stoma. This can also be a behavioral adaptation.
- The leaves of this plant have many fine hairs to reduce transpiration.
- The leaf hairs reduce water loss from inside the plant, which helps this plant to survive when water is minimal.
- The leaves of this plant have many fine hairs to reduce transpiration.
- The leaf hairs reduce water loss from inside the plant, which helps this plant to survive when water is minimal.
Structural adaptations
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-The leaves of the parrot pea are reduced in size.
-The hairs in the leaf act like a jumper and trap a moist layer of air next to the leaf. This can also be a physiological adaptation.
-The average length of the leaf is 0-2 millimeters.
-Leaves are small and covered in hairs.
-The hairs can aid in protecting the stomata from wetness in damp or foggy weather
-The hairs in the leaf act like a jumper and trap a moist layer of air next to the leaf. This can also be a physiological adaptation.
-The average length of the leaf is 0-2 millimeters.
-Leaves are small and covered in hairs.
-The hairs can aid in protecting the stomata from wetness in damp or foggy weather