Question : Opuntia has phylloclade.

1.	Question : Opuntia has phylloclade.
Answer» Solution :Opuntia is a xerophytic PLANT. Due to dry atmosphere, less water is available from soil. So to prevent waste of water, leaves are shed or became small or get CONVERTED into stipulelspine. Thus in ABSENCE of leaves to perform photosynthesis, Stem becomes broad, flat green and fused with chlorophyll that acts as a leaf. Thus the modification of stem to leaf like STRUCUTRE is called PHYLLOCLADE.

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