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Which of the following is an aquatic fern?

  1. A
    Adiantum
  2. B
    Dryopteris
  3. C
    Salvinia
  4. D
    Equisetum

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Salvinia is a genus of floating aquatic ferns belonging to the family Salviniaceae. Unlike terrestrial pteridophytes such as Adiantum (walking fern) or Dryopteris (wood fern), Salvinia exhibits heterospory and grows floating freely on the surface of water bodies.

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Which of the following is an aquatic fern?
A
Adiantum
B
Dryopteris
C
Salvinia
D
Equisetum

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