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Agriculture · Q877

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 877

Q877

Baby's breath flower belongs to the botanical family

A.
Asteraceae
B.
Brassicaceae
C.
Caryophyllaceae
Answer
D.
Liliaceae

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Baby's breath flower belongs to the botanical family Caryophyllaceae.
Gypsophila paniculata, the baby's breath, common gypsophila or panicled baby's-breath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to central and eastern Europe.
It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1.2 m tall and wide, with mounds of branching stems covered in clouds of tiny white flowers in summer (hence the common name "baby's breath").