They survive thanks to a unique wax mixture that is essential for the existence in the desert ... called stomata, which can open and close. The plant "feeds" through these stomata.

Some plants in the desert grow very slowly. Others grow quite fast. The reason for this has to do with the conditions in the desert. How Do Plants Survive In a Desert? There is not much water ...

Snow is an important part of our local ecosystems, the plants ... pores (stomata) that they use for gas and water exchange are positioned on the underside of the leaf, usually in a sunken groove ...

In 1956, Würzburg botanist Otto Ludwig Lange observed an unusual phenomenon in the Mauritanian desert in West ... called stomata, which can open and close. The plant feeds through these stomata.