Psammophytes are plants growing on___________ type of soil.

Alluvial

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Sandy

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Alkaline

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Acidic

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Solution

The correct option is B Sandy
Psammophyte a plant, that thrives in shifting sands, primarily in deserts. Psammophytes are marked by a number of adaptations, that enable them to exist on wind-blown sands.
Psammophytic trees and shrubs form strong adventitious roots on those parts of their trunks buried in the sand.

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