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Plants growing under average conditions of temperature and moisture are

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Hygrophytes
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Mesophytes
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Hydrophytes
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Epiphytes
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The correct option is B Mesophytes
A. Hygrophytes- are plants adapted to the conditions of abundant moisture pads of surrounding air. These plants grows mainly wet conditions. for example- cyperus, drosera, juncus.
B. Mesophytes- a plant needs only a moderate amount of water and temperature, which are neither adapted to particularly dry nor wet envoironments. for example- goldenrod, clover, and Rosa multiflora.
C. Hydrophytes- are aquatic plants that have adapted to grow in or on water and is either emergent, submergent, or floating plants. for example- water lily, water lettuce, lotus.
D. Epiphytes- are plants that grows on the surface of other plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water or from debris accumulating around it. for example-mosses, orchids.
( Thus the correct answer is option- B. Mesophytes )

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