The ability of plants to follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures is called:

Example of plasticity in plants is heterophylly which is seen in cotton, coriander and larkspur. In such plants, the leaves of the juvenile plant are different in shape from those in mature plants. On the other hand, difference in shapes of leaves produced in air and those produced in water in buttercup also represent the heterophyllous development due to environment.