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September 3

Plant questions.

What are some examples of underwater plants that can thrive in saltwater, and freshwater?

What are some examples of plants that can thrive in both basic pH soil, and acidic pH soil?

Is there a correlation? 67.165.185.178 (talk) 00:44, 3 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

For salt and fresh water, see halophyte vs glycophyte. Don't know about pH. 2601:648:8202:350:0:0:0:2B99 (talk) 03:19, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For lists of some aquatic plant species that thrive in sea water, brackish water and freshwater, see Category:Seagrass, Category:Brackish water plants and Category:Freshwater plants. --Lambiam 10:17, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Soil_pH#Plant_pH_preferences has a table of examples (with tolerance ranges, because plants have varying degrees of fussiness). I'm not sure if this helps with your final question, given that these are land plants. The pH of the underwater soil that aquatic plants grow in ... is an obscure question. Card Zero (talk) 13:09, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Extremophile also has some information on life forms that live in very high or very low pH. --Jayron 32 15:40, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]