Plant grows in desert and have no leaves?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

Their leaves are either needle like or reduced to spines so as to reduce water loss by evaporation. The function of the leaf is taken up by the stem which has cells containing chloroplasts to absorb light and also lenticels to absorb gases.

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