Multiple choice

Plants growing in dry and saline soil are called

  1. xerophytes

  2. hydrophytes

  3. halophytes

  4. heliophytes

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C Correct answer
Explanation

A halophyte is a plant that grows in waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs and seashores.