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Plant Kingdom

Question
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Which one of the following is a saprophytic bryophyte?

  • Riccia fluitans

  • Buxbaumia aphylla

  • Funaria hygrometrica

  • Sphagnum

Solution

B.

Buxbaumia aphylla

Bryophytes usually grow in moist and shady places. Some bryophytes grow in diverse habitats such as aquatic (eg. Riccia jluitans), epiphytic (eg. Dendroceros and many mosses), saprophytic (eg. Buxbaumia aphylla) and in dry habitats such as dry sites (eg. Polytrichum juniperinum) deserts (eg. Tortula desertorum) and dry rocks (eg. Porella platyphylla).