Halophytes

Plants adapted to grow in high-salt environments.

salt-tolerant plants saline plants

Halophytes are plants that have adapted to thrive in environments with high salinity, such as salt marshes, mangrove forests, and saline soils. These plants possess specialized mechanisms to tolerate or excrete excess salt.

Halophytes derive from Greek 'halos' meaning salt and '-phyte' meaning plant.

Halophytes are special plants that can live in salty places like coastlines and salt flats, using clever tricks to handle the extra salt.

What are halophytes? Plants adapted to grow in high-salt environments
Where do they typically grow? Coastal areas, salt marshes, and deserts with saline soil
How do they survive? They have mechanisms to exclude or tolerate salt

plants

mangroves salt marsh grasses

ecosystems

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