In which of the following plants does the shape of leaves produced in air differ significantly from those produced in water, representing heterophyllous development due to the environment?

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Plants follow different pathways in response to the environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. This ability is called plasticity. Heterophylly in cotton, coriander, and larkspur is an example of developmental plasticity, where the leaves of the juvenile plant are different in shape from those in mature plants. In buttercup, the difference in the shapes of leaves produced in air and those produced in water represents heterophyllous development due to the environment (environmental plasticit