Peinomorphosis
Peinomorphoses are morphological changes triggered by a lack of nutrients in higher plants. These are often similar to dry adaptations ( xeromorphoses ): for example, small, thick, persistent leaves .
Examples are many raised bog plants such as the heather family , which form xeromorphic structures when there is a lack of nitrogen, as well as many plants from Australia ( eucalyptus ), which develop such structures when there is a lack of phosphorus.
literature
- Matthias Schaefer : Dictionary of Ecology . 4th edition, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-8274-0167-4 , p. 252.