Plants follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. This ability is called 

The ability of a plant to follow different pathways in different stages of life cycle and in response to the environment to form morphologically different structures, such as heterophylly in some plants, is called plasticity. Developmental heterophylly is shown by coriander, cotton and larkspur. Environmental heterophylly is shown by buttercup.