Question

Identify the plant in the diagram & write any 2 morphological feature.

Answer 1

The given diagram is identified as Cactus belonging to the family Cactaceae.

The following are the morphological features of Cactus.

1) The stem is a phylloclade which gets transformed into a leaf-like structure, the stem is thick fleshy and succulent.

2) Leaves are absent

3) Stems have numerous clusters of spines.

4) The stem is cylindrical or spherical in shape.