Salvador Babinet - Mont Royal Plants Journal Entry
Phylogeny: The Norway Maple is in Kingdom: Plantae, Clade: Tracheophytes, Clade: Angiosperms, Clade: Eudicots, Clade: Rosids, Order: Sapindales, Family: Sapindaceae, Genus: Acer, Section: Platanoidea, Species: A. platanoides.
Unique adaptation: The Norway Maple has adapted so its roots grow near the soil surface. This lets it gather more nutrients and outcompete neighboring plants with their roots further down.
General adaptation: I noticed that many of the plants I observed had their leaves growing high up. This probably helps them get more sunlight, especially when many plants in an area are competing for the sunlight in that area.
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