Student Data Sheet

Climatic Conditions	Plant Form	Leaf Characteristic and Function
dry, sunny	rosette small shrub mat small tree	small--reduces waterloss narrow--reduces water loss thick--stores water fuzzy/hairy--reflects sunlight, reduces water loss light color/silvery--reflects sunlight
wet, shady	medium/large tree large shrub vine rosette ground cover	all these forms absorb sunlight large broad thin smooth dark color
wet, stagnant water (bogs)	rosette small shrub mat	small--reduces water loss narrow--reduces water loss thick--stores water fuzzy/hairy--reflects sunlight, reduces water loss light color/silvery--reflects sunlight

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