Do plants have salt glands?

Answer 1

Yes, some plants do have the ability to excrete salt using salt glands. A good example is the white mangrove, which has two salt excreting glands at the base of each leaf. However, the majority of plants do not have these glands, and even some plants that live in highly saline conditions lack this adaptation, instead excluding salt from their tissues by other means.

Answer 2

There are several succulent plants along the coast in California that grow on the bluffs at the seashore where they are exposed to high amounts of salt air and marine humidity. There are several forms-species of these "ice plants," but the Mesembrianthimum species especially shows its "salt glands" functioning, as it has the ability to "excrete" the high salt they are exposed to out of their cells-leaves. The salt crystals are very sparkly and pretty and are found on the outside of the plant on the leaf surfaces.

Answer 3

Yes, some species have salt glands. Usually species (halophytes) growing in saline soils or water. They excrete the excess of salt absorbed through the roots, through the salt glands.

Answer 4

yes, most common in plants of saline habitats ... saltmarsh and mangrove communities. (see link 1)

Plants of the Great Salt Lake system include flora typical of western riparian habitats and Great Basin environments, plus a number of halophytic (salt-adaptive) specialists. Plants found in the immediate lake vicinity withstand stresses such as alternate flood and drought, variations in water and soil salinity, extreme heat and evaporation during summer, and the extreme cold of winter. Some notable halophytes possessing varying levels of salt tolerance are Alkali Dropseed, Four-Winged Saltbush, Greasewood, Inkweed, Iodine Bush, Pickleweed, Salt Grass, and Shadscale. To cope with high salt concentrations, many of these plants control salt by excretion through leaf glands; by leaf saturation, disposal and regrowth; or by internal regulation and storage. (see link 2)

Answer 5

salt glands/? do you mean sweat glands? Yes plants have sweat glands in a sense. And most fertilizers are in a salt formation. Is that any help? haha

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

i don't think so