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The plants that grow on saline soils with a high concentration of NaCl2, MgSO4, and MgCl2 are called
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Options:
  • A Mesophytes
  • B Xerophytes
  • C Ephemerals
  • D Halophytes
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The correct answer is: Halophytes
Halophytes are the plants growing in and tolerating very salty soil typical offshores of tidal river estuaries, salt marshes, or alkali desert flats. Generally, these soils (saline) have a very high concentration of salts like NaCl2, MgSO4, and MgCl2.

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