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The plant used as an alternative for cotton is

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Sphagnum
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Funaria
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Riccia
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Andria
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Solution

The correct option is B Sphagnum
Sphagnum that generally grows in bogs can absorb a large amount of water i.e., up to 18 times its weight. Therefore, it is extensively used by gardeners to keep seedlings and cut plant parts moist during transportation and propagation. In older times it was also used in place of absorbent cotton.
So, the correct answer is option A.

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