Plants type & Growing Conditions

S.No	Plant Type	Condition
1	Acidophiles	Plants grow well under acidic conditions.
2	Amphipytes	Plants grow in two contrasting conditions e.g. land & water.
3	Basophiles	Plants prefer alkaline soils.
4	Bryophytes	Non-vascular thallus plants.
5	Calcifuges	Calcium-sensitive plants.
6	Calciphytes	Plants require a large quantity of calcium.
7	Chamaephytes	Plants growing under extremely cold climates.
8	Chasmophytes	Plants roots capable of penetrating into rock fissures.
9	Chrysophytes	Diatoms and golden algae found in freshwater.
10	Epiphytes	Plants grow on another plant for physical support.
11	Gypsophytes	Gypsum-loving plants.
12	Halophytes	Plants prefer saline conditions.
13	Heliophytes	Light-loving plants.
14	Hemicryptophytes	Plants suitable for grassland conditions.
15	Hydrophytes	Water-loving plants.
16	Lithophytes	Plants growing on rock surfaces.
17	Oxylophytes	Plants tolerant to high acidic soil conditions.
18	Petrophytes	Plants able to grow on rocks.
19	Phanerophytes	Plants growing in warm and moist climates.
20	Phreatophytes	Plants showing the presence of sub-surface water.
21	Psammophytes	Plants prefer sandy soils.
22	Pteridophytes	Seedless vascular plants.
23	Sociophytes	Plants preferring shady conditions.
24	Therophytes	Plants growing in hot and dry conditions (remain dormant under adverse conditions).
25	Xerophytes	Plants growing under desert conditions.