Q.
Consider the following statements I. The plants have magnificent property of retaining water. They can with hold water two hundred times more than their own weight. Hence, they are widely used by gardeners to keep cut plant parts moist during transportation and propagation II. These plants grow as semiaquatic or submerged in acidic marshes. The older portions of plant die but do not decay due to peculiar germicidal properties The above statements belongs to which of the following bryophitic plant?
A) Pogonatum
B) Funaria
C) Sphagnum
D) Marchantia
Explanation
Sphagnum
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Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist
Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.