Diario del proyecto Urban Greens

One adaptation for all observations:
The plants and trees were found in Dubai, a dry city in the middle of the desert where temperatures rise greatly over the whole year. To be able to grow here, these species have adapted to the extreme heat and drought and can tolerate water shortages.

One unique adaptation:
The Bougainvillea plant has adapted to facilitate cross-pollination. What looks like big pink petals are in fact specially adapted leaves that are called “bracts”. They have the same functions as the other green leaves on the plant, but attract various pollinators (bees, butterflies…) with their vibrant color.

Plumeria Obtusa classification:
Eukaryota > Archaeplastida > Plantae > Angiosperms > Magnoliopsida > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Plumeria > Plumeria Obtusa

All of my observations in this project are included in Kingdom Plantae. Plants provide habitats for many organisms and those organisms can also feed on them. Observed plants have three main characteristics:
1- They are Eukaryotes
2- They can perform photosynthesis using chlorophyll which is a green pigment
3- They are multi-cellular organisms

Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana), one of my observations, is known for it's unique silvery plume-like flower clusters. These flowers contain feathery seeds which can be dispersed by wind.

Taxonomy of Pampas Grass: Eukaryota > Plantae > Spermatophyta > Angiospermae > Monocotyledonae > Poales > Poaceae > Cortaderia > Cortaderia selloana

Phylogenetic Tree of Canary Date Palm: Eukaryota> Viridiplantae> Streptophyta> Streptophytina> Embryophyta> Tracheophyta> Euphyllophyta> Spermatophyta> Magnoliopsida> Mesangiospermae> Liliopsida> Petrosaviidae> commelinids> Arecales> Arecaceae> Coryphoideae> Phoeniceae> Phoenix

One adaptation that all observed species in the group project have in common:
All observed species have green leaves (a lot of chlorophyll) allowing them to absorb sunlight energy which is very intense in both Tehran and Dubai. They all require moderate to small amount of water which is beneficial for the lack of rain in these two cities.

One unique adaptation for one of your observations:
Weeping willow trees are able to grow roots from their fallen branches. This increases the number of weeping willows in the area. Also, their tough roots absorb a lot of water allowing the newly rooted branched to have a higher chance of survival.