Plant Characteristics

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Across
  1. 2. Plants live for only two years; basal cluster of leaves the first year and seed stalk the second year
  2. 3. Plants have nodes, hollow stems, and leaves with parallel veins
  3. 4. Plants are nutritious, but lacks grazing appeal or quantity
  4. 7. Plants live for a single growing season
  5. 8. Plants have spines that branch out from the areoles
  6. 10. Plants can from within North America
  7. 11. Plants provides little to no nutrients to the animal
  8. 12. Plants grow as individuals or in a distinct group
  9. 14. Plants have net-like veins on the leaves, wildflowers and weeds are examples
  10. 16. Plants live year after year
  11. 17. Plants spread below ground to create a new plant
Down
  1. 1. Seeds develop in late summer and early fall
  2. 3. Plants have parallel veins on the leaves, solid stems, and no nodes
  3. 5. Plants have a woody stem and grow year after year
  4. 6. Plants came from outside of North America
  5. 9. Plants spread through above ground stems
  6. 13. Flowers appear in late spring or early summer
  7. 15. Plants are nutritious, palatable, and plentiful