Plants of the savanna
Characteristics of savanna plants:
-Vertical leaves to help conserve water.
-The wet season lasts six months, and that's the only time rain falls.
-In the dry season, plants lose their leaves or die.
-Plants return in the wet season.
-The wet season lasts six months, and that's the only time rain falls.
-In the dry season, plants lose their leaves or die.
-Plants return in the wet season.
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-Trees and shrubs often have thorns to keep herbivores away.
-Some herbivores eat food at different levels, like giraffes feed on tree leaves, black rhinos browse on shrubs, and small gazelles graze on grasses. -Some plants lose their leaves in the dry season to help conserve water. -During the dry season, plants lose their leaves or die, and when the rain returns, they grow again. |