AdaptationsThe Red Anony is a small plant that at average grows to about 6 inches tall. This shortness has helped it survive in the tundra by helping the Red Anony not freeze . This shortness is because

of lack of nutrients and because there is a sub-layer of soil called permafrost that plant roots cannot penetrate. It is a dark reddish color to help focus more sunlight and it has flowers that follow the sun to also help focus more sunlight to the center of the plant. Usually found clustered together to keep warm.

Habitat The habitat in which the Red Anony lives in is the tundra, in the summer the tundra can get up to 24 hours of daylight and nights are cool, in the winter it is harsh and nights are long. The tundra receives 4 to 10 inches of precipitation a year and most of it is snow or ice. In the tundra there is a layer of permafrost, permafrost is a permanently frozen sub-layer of soil.

The Totally Awesome ......... Red AnonyBy: Janice Guo

Petal

Anther

Ovary

Ovule

StigmaFlower

Leaves

Roots

Stem

Filament

Size and Shape

The Red Anony is 6 inches tall. The flower is 1 and a half inches from one petal to the

petal directly on the other side of it. The petals are a yellow color. In the middle there

is a puffy ovary in which contains the seed. At the tips of most branches there is a

cluster of leaves each with around 5 to 7 leaves on a branch. The Red Anony is a

woody plant, that means the stem of the plant is like that of a tree.

Germination: The Red Anony seed has the right conditions to grow.

Maturation: The plant is growing. The plant has buds and leaves are forming

on the tips of branches.

Reproduction: The Red Anony swells its pistil up and shoots a seed somewhere far away.

Dormancy: The plant has stopped growing for a period of time, its leaves and petals have fallen off.

Death: The Red Anony has done its job, it has played its part in making a knew generation now it can finally rest.

The Life Cycle of a Perennial: The Red Anony

Where It Lives

The Red Anony lives in the tundra. The places it can be found are circled below.

Did you know... 1) The Red Anony has a semi-hollow center to store spare water to survive droughts.

2) Surrounding the center are spikes to keep from getting eaten.

3) They are found commonly on most tundras.

This is the man that found the Red Anony, he came across it one day while observing the tundra, he was taking notes when he tripped over the little plant. He looked down and saw clumps of Red Anony sprouting out of the ground. "Truly astounding!" He commented. His name is Oliver Freeman, he was a plant explorer and found this plant in 1934.