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Aquatic dwelling Plant
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Arid dwelling Plant
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Salt dwelling plant
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Air dwelling plant
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Detailed explanation-1: -noun. hal·o·phyte ˈha-lə-ˌfīt. : a plant (such as saltbush or sea lavender) that grows in salty soil and usually has a physiological resemblance to a true xerophyte .
Detailed explanation-2: -The word derives from Ancient Greek (halas) ‘salt’ and (phyton) ‘plant’. Halophytes have different anatomy, physiology and biochemistry than glycophytes. An example of a halophyte is the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass).
Detailed explanation-3: -Halophytes are plants which naturally survive in salt-contaminated environments and can tolerate salinity concentrations as high as 1 M NaCl (Flowers and Colmer, 2008; Kumari et al., 2015).
Detailed explanation-4: -: a bog plant. especially : a perennial marsh plant having its overwintering buds under water compare hydrophyte.