C3 Plant

This is a picture of a C3 plant. Rice is an example of product from a C3 plant. Because rice plants thrive in cool, wet climates, they are classified as C3 Plants. C3 plants keep their stomata open during the day if the weather is cool and wet, but they close it during hot or dry days in order to sustain the water. C3 plants are popular in the tropics because the climate is very wet. C3 photosynthesis is the most common type.