Question

What happens when a leaf of Bryophyllum falls on a moist soil?

Answer 1

1. Vegetative propagation is the asexual mode of reproduction where non-reproductive parts like leaf, stem, root, or bud give rise to a new plant.
2. In the case of Bryophyllum plantlets develops in the margin of the leaves and it get detached and become a new plant.
3. Thus when a Bryophyllum leaf falls on moist soil, the plantlets in the leaf margins will sprout into an entire plant.