Following plants belong to how many families.
Groundnut, Sesbania, Trifolium muliathi, Gloriosa, Asparagus

Options

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

Answer

To determine how many families the given plants belong to, we will categorize each plant according to its botanical family. Here’s the step-by-step solution:

1. **List the Plants**: Write down the names of the plants provided in the question.
- Groundnut
- Sesbania
- Trifolium muliathi
- Gloriosa
- Asparagus

2. **Identify the Families**:
- **Groundnut**: This plant belongs to the **Fabaceae** family.
- **Sesbania**: This plant also belongs to the **Fabaceae** family.
- **Trifolium muliathi**: This plant again belongs to the **Fabaceae** family.
- **Gloriosa**: This plant belongs to the **Colchicaceae** family.
- **Asparagus**: This plant belongs to the **Asparagaceae** family.

3. **Count the Unique Families**:
- From the above identification, we can summarize the families:
- Fabaceae (for Groundnut, Sesbania, and Trifolium muliathi)
- Colchicaceae (for Gloriosa)
- Asparagaceae (for Asparagus)
- Therefore, the unique families are:
- 1. Fabaceae
- 2. Colchicaceae
- 3. Asparagaceae

4. **Conclusion**: There are a total of **three unique families** represented by the plants listed.

Thus, the answer to the question is that the given plants belong to **3 families**.