Habitat terminology: Name the plants that characteristically grow on sandy soils/substrates. Full question: Plants growing on sand (e.g., dunes and sandy shores) are called what? Choose the correct option.

Concept & examplesPsammophytes are sand-loving plants adapted to unstable, nutrient-poor, and often droughty substrates (e.g., dune grasses). Lithophytes grow on rocks; epiphytes on other plants; halophytes tolerate salt; xerophytes are dry-adapted in general (not necessarily sandy).

Final AnswerPsammophytes.