Desert+Plants

The plants have been in the desert long enough to adapt to the harsh enviroment. Desert plants have adapted to the extreme heat and aridity by using both physical and behavorial functions, just like other creatures of the desert. Those plants include:


 * 1) Paintbrush
 * 2) Desert Poppy
 * 3) Loco Weed
 * 4) Humming Bird Trumpet
 * 5) Chocolate Drops
 * 6) Ghost Flower
 * 7) Datura (Poisonous)
 * 8) Brittle Brush
 * 9) [[image:http://www.desertusa.com/mag01/jun/papr/photos/d_claw1.jpg width="106" height="96" align="right" caption="Devils Claw"]]Devils Claw
 * 10) Rose Heath

There are many more plants that strive in deserts, naming just a few I will tell you how they survive these conditions. There are four categories of desert plants' adaptations.

__xerophtyes-__ alter physical structure; cacti __phreatophytes-__grow extremely long roots __desert perennials-__live for several years, dormant during the dry seasons __annuals-__plants that live for a whole season



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